Overview
Intensely aware of the earth’s threatened environment and its cultural turmoil, this new collection of poems recalls Minhinnick’s travels through Canada, Iraq, Brazil, America, and his native Wales. This verse ventures through the historically hidden, employing images of archaeology, mining, geology, and the author’s own complex biography to uncover what might be reclaimed. Minhinnick’s is a major, rising voice–one that is attuned to the human diversity that at once graces and threatens the planet.Author Biography
Robert Minhinnick is author of two books of essays and numerous poems. He won the Welsh Book of the Year Award, an Eric Gregory Award, a John Morgan award and the Forward Prize for the Best Individual Poem of the Year. He lives in Cardiff, Wales.