The Pterodactyl's Wing Welsh World Poetry |
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| Editor:
| Gwyn, Richard |
| ISBN: | 978-1-902638-28-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
| Publisher: | Parthian Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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Featuring 36 Welsh poets writing in English, this impressive anthology explores the idea that poetry not only reflects a state of astonishment before the world but also serves as inspiration for that feeling. Collecting work from Welsh poets living in Wales and those who have traveled further, the poetry constructs both an outward-looking "Welsh-ness" and incites a deeper reflection on what poetry is and might be. Poets include David Greenslade, Landeg White, Lyndon Davies, Graham...
More DescriptionFeaturing 36 Welsh poets writing in English, this impressive anthology explores the idea that poetry not only reflects a state of astonishment before the world but also serves as inspiration for that feeling. Collecting work from Welsh poets living in Wales and those who have traveled further, the poetry constructs both an outward-looking "Welsh-ness" and incites a deeper reflection on what poetry is and might be. Poets include David Greenslade, Landeg White, Lyndon Davies, Graham Hartill, Chris Torrance, Cliff Forshaw, Pascale Petit, Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, Cecilia Rossi, Kate North, Zoë Skoulding, Tôpher Mills, and Ifor Thomas, among others.