David Green's range is varied. Whether reflecting on war, violence and poverty, struggling to translate misty childhood memories into words, marvelling at mysterious Yemen, or delighting in the natural world, he shows both a willingness to see the big picture and an awareness of small details. In many poems he writes with a light touch, even fancifully (for example Prawn and mayo sandwich, Debs), sometimes with a degree of cynicism (Lifted out of poverty); in others readers will detect an angry sadness (Omaha Beach). Three poems in the series Bible stories for a new generation reveal a merry - but friendly - impishness. His work often reveals a dry humour alongside a sensitive view of the world and an individual's place in it. Throughout, the accessibility of his poetry makes for easy reading. The poems in this book include: At Islip Iffley church Jeri Southern My balsawood Spitfire Sanctus Simpson PM Small woman. Big story The loaves and fishes The mountain below Al Jabin, Yemen...

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