Bridget Sprouls
Most of Sprouls' poems are autobiographical or fictional but with herself as narrator. She has a flippant way of describing her mental health, intertwining it with lively descriptions of her surroundings. For Sprouls the environment is generally more worth comment than the people, so she rarely includes characters in her poems and even more rarely names them. She so meticulously details the settings of her pieces that these places becomes as familiar to the reader as their own home. As far as her poetry is concerned, Sprouls finds her "characters" in the nip of wind on a chilly day or the cool pressure of a telescope against her eye.
Simon
Simon makes an appearance in "Down the Shore." He could be either a lover or a therapist, as odd as those options sounds in conjunction. When Sprouls finds herself drowning in emotions that she can't process and what seems to be extreme anxiety, she receives word from Simon that he'd like to help. He listens to her talk endlessly until she's been able to work through everything.
The Lodger
The female lodger appears in "Down the Shore." She's described as blond and thin. Bringing a foreboding telescope along with her to Sprouls' spare room, she sets up by the window at odd hours. The lodger encourages Sprouls to start studying astronomy as an amateur while she arranges an entire domain for her own pursuits.
