Roger Frith (1936-2008) was the son of two professional singers, but chose to sing as a poet. He was best known as a writer for the radio and the theatre, with his plays, one-man shows and documentaries performed by actors such as Dame Judi Dench, Edward Woodward, Paul Scofield and Sir Ian McKellen, but the poetry was always dearest to him.Few people knew of it, but it impressed writers like Sir Arnold Wesker, Laurie Lee and Ronald Blythe. Always outside the mainstream of modern poetry, his work was only available in privately printed, limited editions. This wide-ranging selection is intended...
Roger Frith (1936-2008) was the son of two professional singers, but chose to sing as a poet. He was best known as a writer for the radio and the thea...
Mary Leapor was a gifted poet: clever, funny, fluent and varied in her output. Unfortunately, she was female, poor (the daughter of a gardener, she went in service as a kitchen-maid), rather odd-looking, and mainly self-educated. She had to battle constantly to find time to write, and to deflect criticisms that she should be devoting herself to 'proper' women's work. There is increasing academic interest in her these days, after 250 years of neglect. But there has been no affordable edition for the non-specialist reader until now. This selection aims to introduce an endearing and talented...
Mary Leapor was a gifted poet: clever, funny, fluent and varied in her output. Unfortunately, she was female, poor (the daughter of a gardener, she we...
