Welsh Environments in Contemporary Poetry

Welsh Environments in Contemporary Poetry

Examines the question of how English-language poetry from Wales has responded to the diverse physical environments of Wales. This book draws on aspects of human geography to explore the rich contemporary poetics of Welsh space and place. It focuses on the poetry of writers who have come to prominenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jarvis, Matthew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2025.
Series:Writing Wales in English.
Subjects:
1900-1999
English poetry > Welsh authors > History and criticism.
English poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Welsh poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Literary studies: from c 1900 -.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English poetry
English poetry > Welsh authors
Welsh poetry
Lyrik
Englisch.
Wales (Motiv)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • General Editor's Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part I: Starting with Trees
  • 1. Conifers
  • 2. A Digression on Writing and Environment
  • 3. The 1960s Generation and R.S. Thomas to 1968
  • Part II: Welsh Environments in Contemporary Poetry
  • 4. Gillian Clarke: Beyond an Environment of the Senses
  • 5. Ruth Bidgood: Reinhabiting Mid Wales
  • 6. Robert Minhinnick: From Pen-y-fai to Iraq
  • 7. Mike Jenkins: Locating the Depredations of Power
  • 8. Christine Evans: Creating Sacred Space
  • 9. Ian Davidson: 'the form and function of the world'
  • 10. Afterword: 'a landscape with everything in it'
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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