An early English poem of magic, chivalry and seduction
Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. The mighty knight presents a challenge to the court: he will allow himself to be struck by one blow, on the condition that he will be allowed to return the strike on the following New Year's Eve. Sir Gawain takes up the challenge, decapitating the stranger - only to see the Green Knight seize up his own...

This is the story of how one man came to accept his gradually deteriorating eyesight and eventual sight impairment, despite his fear, bitterness and rage. At first David Lucas is terrified of being perceived as a blind man because he believes that society will see him negatively - itll just affect too much of his life. Hes outraged when a guide dog is first suggested to him, but he is eventually persuaded to take one on... and his life changes instantly. Suddenly, he comes out of the visually impaired closet in the most public of ways, although his path is often strewn with obstacles of all...

A collection of poems by the winner of the Whitbread Prize for Poetry.

Brings together meditations on exile and belonging, travel and home, and honours many friends and loved ones along the way. This book features the poems that frequently recall the south-west Ireland of the author's childhood.

Animates the characters of his childhood in County Cork. This book confirms author's place as one of the most approachable and agile voices in contemporary Irish and British poetry.