The Blue Book

This is, to my mind, a young man's poetry, and none the worse for that. I bought it, because, like the poet, I grew up in Fiji and can relate closely to his poems on that subject. He writes with a clear voice and pinpoints exact memories. He's written prose and fiction since, but this remains a firm favourite

The Blue Book I doubt if there is a better young poet in Britain than Owen Sheers. If he fulfils the promise he shows in "The Blue Book" he will eventually rank alongside such great Welsh poets of the 20th century as Dylan Thomas and R.S. Thomas. His poems are intimate yet universal and sometimes tackle matters that make us squirm: eg, a vet putting an old horse out of its misery and crows plucking at a dead man's eyes. Immediately after finishing "The Blue Book" I placed an order for his second collection, "Skirrid Hill".

Brilliant

I read it

wonderful! I read the whole book every night

Fine

Loved it, condition as new. Very pleased.

Some genuinely moving poems in what seems to be a very personal collection.I look forward to reading more by this poet..