W.H. Davies Nabila al-Zubair

W.H. Davies Nabila al-ZubairThe story of W. H. Davies is one of the most remarkable in twentieth century letters. Born in lowly circumstances in Newport, he moved to America where he lived as a hobo a life he recorded in Autobiography of a Super Tramp. During this period he lost a leg falling from a train and, manual work denied to him, Davies re cast himself as a writer back in London. A prolific poet, his memorable, accessible verse coincided with the rise of the Georgian

Phillis Levin

won’t meet my eye when we pass in the halls

translated by Marilyn Hacker

"The quality is extremely high and

a few more inspired by Larkin

His own New and Selected Poems was published in 2007

It’s a book about displacement and despair

prison visits

Mohammad Afif al-Hussaini and Sabri Youssef

translated by Katy Derbyshire

family secrets and personal as well as national reconciliation

of a thousand spurs catches the sun