Many of these brilliant poems were written for people whom they celebrate and remember. They include Conran's homage to Sorley Maclean, A Fern from Skye, and his Elegy for the Welsh Dead, the finest poem written about the Falklands War. Almost half t... Read more

Many of these brilliant poems were written for people whom they celebrate and remember. They include Conran's homage to Sorley Maclean, A Fern from Skye, and his Elegy for the Welsh Dead, the finest poem written about the Falklands War. Almost half the book is devoted to a remarkable 'dance poem', a modern retelling of the Blodeuwedd story from the ancient saga, 'The Mabinogion. Less