A poignant collection of 60 poems and 8 short stories, Tactile and Personal covers a range of themes, from family, relationships and the human condition to climate change and life in pandemic times.
Norman Burslem, born in an air raid shelter in Salford in 1940, was educated mainly in North Wales and West Sussex before going on to become a primary school teacher, headteacher and eventually an advisor/inspector in this field. He and his wife have one son. Having taken up writing upon his retirement, Mr. Burslem has four published novels and has had poetry published in three anthologies.
