Description
Great artworks and artists inspire many of the poems in this new collection, from early religious icons to expressionist canvases, from a “buttery girl” in a Flemish landscape to the contemporary chainsaw sculptures of David Nash. The Title piece is a moving tribute to World War II veterans on a D-Day memorial excursion, while other pieces focus on the lush landscapes of and personal reflections on the author’s travels to California and Tuscany.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Tony Curtis is a professor of poetry at the University of Glamorgan in Wales. He is the author of Heaven’s Gate, Welsh Artists Talking, and Welsh Painters Talking and the editor of After the First Death, an anthology of war poetry.
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