Collected Poems of Leslie Norris

Leslie Norris

Leslie Norris has long been known as a nature poet and elegist of rare expression. Lyrical and individual, to his closely observed poems, each word weighted and in its correct place, Norris introduces a strong metaphysical element, which makes, as Edward Lucie-Smith has noted, the poems ’much larger than the sum of their parts’ ...

Collected Stories of Alun Lewis

Alun Lewis

Alun Lewis (1915-1944) was one of the few great British writers of the Second World War. His early death at the age of twenty-eight robbed Wales of its most promising poet and story writer ...

Collected Stories of Leslie Norris

Leslie Norris

Leslie Norris was born in Merthyr Tydfil in 1921. Formerly a teacher and headmaster, he has for many years taught literature and creative writing in American universities, most recently at Brigham Young, Utah, where he...

Cometary Phases

Christine Evans

Cometary Phases is Christine Evans’ first collection of poetry for six years. It builds on the lyrical and unsentimental portrayal of rural life which is a feature of her work, but includes a striking new imaginative power ...

Commons Knowledge

Paul Flynn

Most MPs do not achieve the great offices of State; some do not aspire to them. As backbenchers they have an influential role in the making of legislation, the conduct of government and the welfare of their political party. Commons Knowledge makes the case for the active, rigorous backbench MP. From taking the oath to resigning, it offers advice for new and veteran backbenchers alike …

Competing with the Piano Tuner

Tim Liardet

This collection dazzles with the sophisticated wit we have come to expect from this distinctive poet. Key themes recur: the opening sequence explores the many different sorts of heat -spiritual, sexual, emotional - inspired by the drought of 1995 ...

The Complete Guide to Snowdon

Robert Jones

Much has been written about Snowdonia, or Eryri, but Robert Jones’ book is one of very few devoted to Snowdon itself. In a series of lucid chapters Jones explores the history of the mountain from its geological origins to the present …

Critical Writings on R.S. Thomas

Sandra Anstey

R.S. Thomas is Wales’ most famous living writer. His uncompromising stance on issues concerning Welsh nationalism, as well as his eloquent verse have, over the forty-six years of his career, earned him international acclaim and a vital place in the hearts and minds of his compatriots …

Crossing Over

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis’s wide-ranging interests in visual art, the impact of war and the nature of friendship coalesce in his latest collection, Crossing Over. A number of the poems take their inspiration from great artists, from early religious icons to expressionist canvasses, from a ‘buttery girl’ in a Flemish Landscape to the chainsaw sculptures of David Nash …