Books Books Books
Category: Anthologies, Fiction, Non Fiction, Poetry, Poetry Anthologies
Number of pages: 218
ISBN: 9781854113269
Publication date: August 28, 2002
Price: £7.95
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From the epic mythologies of the Mabinogion through to the present day, birds have exerted a powerful influence on the literature of Wales. This unique anthology gathers together a remarkable range of poetry and prose, illustrating the varied and multi-layered response of writers across many centuries.
Birds are metaphors, cyphers for human experience; they carry our hopes, ambitions and emotions. Our lives and those of birds are intimately connected, yet birds also remain ‘other’. Fragile yet marvellously enduring; majestic killing machines; birds are the spark for powerful writing: a cause of wonder, reverence and joyous celebration.
Contributors include:R.S. ThomasDylan ThomasWilliam CondryGillian ClarkeGerard Manley HopkinsTony CurtisJohn DaviesEmyr HumphreysGlyn JonesDafydd ap GwilymT.H. Parry-WilliamsGwyneth LewisLeslie NorrisFrancis KilvertW.H. DaviesChristopher MeredithVuyewla CarlinAnna WigleyGwenalltKate Binghamand many, many more
Dewi Roberts
Dewi Roberts, who lived in Denbighshire, is well known in Wales as an anthologist. His regional compilations include Visitors’ Delight and A Clwyd Anthology. He published a travel book, The Land of Old Renown, and was an essaysist and reviewer for a number of publications. Apart from literature, his main interest was local history.
