A Darker WayA Darker Way is a collection of poems and songs by Grahame Davies which traces a hard won but redemptive path between idealism and irony, failure and faith. These poems are alert to both the superficiality and the seriousness of the everyday, often showing that human feelings are complicated and surprising. Renowned not only as a poet, but also as a lyricist, Davies lyrics explore belief and unbelief, meaning and mystery, dealing with love and loss

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Iain Sinclair

Larry Jaffe impacts audiences with a rich emotional range

Sandra Alland

He is formerly Professor of Arabic Literature at McGill University

Abdelkrim quarrels with their father accusing him of gambling away the money he sends and being the cause of their mother’s worsening health

A Darker Way is a collection of poems and songs by Grahame Davies which traces a hard-won but redemptive path between idealism and irony

sudden modulations in tone and register

before and during World War II

Dorianne Laux

on the coast

A J Akoto tracks the complex bind of mother-daughter relationships