Working on My Vibrating Vertebrae by Agnes Mae Graham instantly became a labour of love for me rather than just another job. Some books will do that to you. It was special firstly in that it was the labour of love by Agnes Mae’s children, our much beloved Chris Graham and his lovely sister Lorna, to honour their Mum by sharing her delightful poetry with the world, and so they jumped in boots an all to the rather terrifying world of publishing for the first time.
Secondly Agnes Mae’s words really resonated with me so much that I instantly felt a kinship with her. She’s one feisty lady, but also so able to reach in to the well of emotions in all of us, with that talent so particularly given to truly great writers, and give a heart a firm squeeze. So I bow and tip my writerly hat to one prodigious talent – Agnes Mae Graham. Her words will live forever now, and rightly so!
Did you ever see an elephant in pyjamas? Did you ever see a jackal in a coat? Did you ever see an adder in a bikini? Did you ever see a giraffe with a scarf around his throat? Did you ever see a panther in white sandals? Did you ever see a chimpanzee with short pants and a vest? Did you ever see an ape with medals on his chest? Did you ever see a hippopotamus in a corset? Did you ever see a tiger drinking tea? If you ever, really, truly ever did see any of these things, then you’re twice as daft, no, thrice as daft as me.
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Jo Robinson 