Martin Newell - Late Autumn Sunlight

East Anglian verses. 

A5 Book, 52 pages, $8/£5.50

 

"There cannot be many parts of Britain where a local scene is so well caught by poet and artist together. Newell casts a protective eye over it. He does not deal in 'by-gones' but in what connects. He is affectionately caustic, witty and moving. Martin Newell 'sings' what both East Anglia and its visitors would never see. He is a poet who says, 'Look at what you are missing!' "Newell could not have found a better sharer of his vision than James Dodds. His strong linocuts provide a perfect accompaniment to the words but rightly do not attempt to illustrate them. James Dodds' work is in act of love which incorporates a sturdy reality and legend." - Ronald Blythe

1. Shipshape (excerpt)
2. Black Shuck (excerpt)
3. Thorpe Market
4. The Corner Shop
5. Warriors
6. To a Postmistress Upon Retiring
7. The New Rural Vision
8. The Cycle Path
9. The Shipyard
10. The War Memorials of Norfolk
11. The Last Ferry
12. Modern Village Life
13. Severe Weather Warning
14. Frinton Rap
15. In Autumn Attic
16. The Funeral of a Young Man
17. Under Milk Float
18. Dead in the Barmaid's Bed
19. Horses Seen Through Trees
20. They Also Surf
21. To Braintree
22. Aldeburgh in January
23. Our New Love, The Bus
24. The Dark Days Down to Christmas

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