Idris Davies
Socialist Organiser1983 1983-06-16Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 13 →
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THANK you for publishing my article on Idris Davies, the Welsh poet.
Any of your readers who wish to purchase 'The Collected Poems of Idris Davies" can do so by writing to Oriel Bookshop, Charles St., Cardiff. The Collected Poems cost £2.50, but postage and package must be added.
I have one small grievance about my article - and that is the title you gave it - "The Bard of "Abertswyg Colliery" Idris Davies only worked a few years at Abertswyg and, as I said in the article, all his poetry dates from the time he left the pit. Still, thanks for publishing, all the same.
Idris Davies is, sadly, ignored by many contemporary writers and critics - for example the Oxford University Press selection of "Welsh Poetry" contains not a single line by Davies. Maybe my article will help to stimulate some interest in his work.
Fraternally, CUNNINGHAM Sheffield тоBS VOT Ray: 10p plus postage from 214 Sickert Court, London N1 2SY.
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