Marratide (Paperback)
Martin, William (Author)
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William Martin (1925-2010) was a poet of extraordinary vision and musicality. Thoroughly grounded in his native North-East England, its pit communities and industry, his song-like poems nevertheless traverse a vast geographical and historical landscape ranging from deep Celtic and Anglo-Saxon sources to the mythology and sacred sites of India.
Reviews
William Martin is a remembrancer, patiently polishing the common coins of street games, folk songs and customs, and putting them back into circulation… David Jones comes to mind, but not as an immediate ancestor. Martin ...
ISBN (SKU)
9781780377469
Pages
160
Dimensions
234x156x12.5
Imprint
Bloodaxe Books
Published
21, May, 2025
Genres
Poetry & Drama
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