BETWEEN THE SEVERN AND THE WYE. Poems of the Border Counties of England and Wales

by COPPIN, Johnny. (Selected by). Illustrator Ray Hedger

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Book desription: Moreton-in-Marsh, U.K: Windrush Press, 1993. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, , two tiny nicks at top spine edge and two tiny brown marks by back top edge. Price clipped. x, 163pp, including Index of First line and Poets, and Information on Albums and Settings. With wood-engravings including 9 full-page ones, plus a map. Starting from the source of the two rivers at Plynlimon in Powys down to Gwent and Avon where the River Severn and Wye finally meet and flow as one. This selection of poems has been selected by the singer and songwriter Johnny Coppin, to celebrate the spirit of place' and evoke the atmosphere and character of the area. This is a meandering journey from the source to the sea, featuring spectacular hills and quiet valleys, moorlands, cathedral cities, historic towns and villages. Poems are by: John Betjeman, Mary Webb, A.E. Houseman and Ivor Gurney, R.S. Thomas, U.A. Fanthorpe, Helen Dunmore, and many more. The poems are under the headings: The Mountain Sources, Powys (Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire) - Shropshire - Herefordshire - Worcestershire - Gloucestershire - Gwent and Southern Powys (Monmouthshire and Breconshire) - Bristol and Avon. (8¾"h x 5¾"w) (22cms x 14.5cms) approx.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine./Very Good. Illus. by Ray Hedger.

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