'Don't Go', the second collection of poetry by John Eliot, explores themes of memory, love, loss and death. The poet draws on wide and varied influences, from his own background as a teacher of religion to music, and the discovery of Richard III's bones near his old school in England. The reader will find examples of poems that reflect religion, such as Prayer, John 1 and Crucifix. Anne Neville, the wife of Richard III, provides a connection with the poet's home in France. Reflections on mortality were stirred by the loss of his mother in 2015 as well as the...