In Woman's Hour, Helen Mort read a new poem live: "I was by Linacre Reservoirs in Derbyshire and suddenly the light in the trees seemed to change, and so I composed this in my head when I was on ...

Ripeness: autumn is seen as a time when the fruit is ready for picking and the grain for harvesting. It is a time to prepare for the onset of winter. ‘To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel ...