Reviews of Whit ails, whit heals
"Christine's willingness to tackle unusual subjects has been a constant in her writing. She fully acknowledges the dark side of life, but somehow, an underlying positivity comes through. The amazing natural world is a constant source of reflection and wonder. Modern life and modern developments provide ample opportunity for imagination. Retrospection helps understanding. Christine looks all around her, and very often, forwards. What will happen next? Is there ever an end to the story?"Review of 'Whit ails, whit heals', Laureen Johnson, The Shetland Times, August 2025 (Read the full review)
"This is a gorgeous, outward-looking, generous collection, the very best writing to represent Scotland on an international stage. Christine De Luca is a very skilled poet, and there is so much going on in each short poem here. "Review of 'Whit ails, whit heals', Jennifer Morag Henderson, Gutter, Issue 31, February 2025 (Read the full review)
"Consentir, en sortant du rationnel et de l'actuel 'virtuel', au fameux lâcher-prise...ouvrir ses sens et sa mémoire, déployer la grande respiration de l'imagination, et travailler à mettre en forme et en musique, par example celle des mots, ce que l'on reçoit de douleur et de bonheur: c'est le travail de l'artiste en général et, ici, de la poétesse accomplie qu'est Christine De Luca, à qui vont mon admiration et ma reconnaissance. ...To consent, by leaving the rational and the current 'virtual', to the famous letting go...to open one's senses and one's memory, to deploy the great breath of imagination, and to work to put into form and into music, for example that of words, what one receives of pain and happiness: this is the work of the artist in general and, here, of the accomplished poet that is Christine De Luca, to whom I owe my admiration and my gratitude. "Review of 'Whit ails, whit heals', Anne Finet, Association Bretagne-Ecosse publication, 2024