A stunning collection from one of the most important figures in poetry today.
Gillian Clarke Books
Gillian Clarke stands as a central figure in contemporary Welsh poetry, her work deeply shaped by the Welsh landscape. Her poems explore enduring themes such as war, womanhood, and the passage of time with a distinctive voice. Beyond her acclaimed writing, she has significantly influenced the literary world through her teaching and editorial work. Clarke's powerful verse continues to resonate with readers, offering profound insights into the human experience.
The timeless and compelling 'word-music' of one of Britain's oldest cultural treasures is captured in this new bilingual edition. The Gododdin charts the rise and fall of 363 warriors in the battle of Catraeth, around the year AD 600.
At the Source
- 165 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Reflects upon a writer's deep inheritance of language, myth and nature. Lyrical, wise, meticulously observant, this work records the experience of living and working on the land, observing the world from a particular place, and the continuity and remaking of the source.
It's New Year's Eve. Over the dark city snow is falling, turning familiar landmarks into enchanted places. Under the spell of a new century, stone hearts begin to beat. Even a homeless boy finds magic. His companions may have changed for a few hours, but after this night the boy is changed forever. schovat popis
Largely known as a poet of rural themes and of Wales, in this collection Clarke engages with the city in its human and material diversity. There are poems from Bosnia, France and the Mediterranean coast, together with poems from Wales, featuring its people and its creatures.
A collection of poems by Gillian Clarke. Carcanet have also published her Selected Poems (1985), Letting in the Rumour (1989), and The King of Britain's Daughter (1993).
A Recipe for Water
- 79 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Explores water as memory and meaning, the bearer of stories that well up from a personal and collective past to return us to the language of the imagination in which we first named the world.
This is the first new collection by Gillian Clarke in over five years. Her themes include plague, archaeology, war, urban violence and rock.
Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introduction
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
The time known as Late Antiquity (c.300-c.800) was a fascinatingly diverse and important period which saw the 'Fall of Rome' and the growth of Christianity and Islam. Gillian Clark explores its historical controversies, introducing the main characters and themes, and demonstrating the transition between the medieval and ancient.
This is an aid to solving all types of crossword: cryptic, definitional and general knowledge. It contains over 72,000 words organised into over 135 thematic categories. The breadth of coverage enables you to tackle the most obscure crossword.