Professing Poetry by John Wain secrets of the widows son “This book attempts to show

“This book attempts to show by means of actual poems that poetry is not confined to a narrow part of life but embraces the whole of life: that poetry can deal with a sports field just as effectively as it does with a love-lorn maiden: that it can deal with a whale just as effectively as with a daffodil

by Katharine Susannah Prichard

spiritual and ecological levels

"The Seagrave family (how aptly named) are on a stout ship en route for Australia

chains and fatal obligation

Professing Poetry by John Wain secrets of the widows son “This book attempts to showProfessing Poetry by John Wain Macmillan, 1977 First edition Sprayed top foredge (burgundy) Hardcover, dustjacket Condition: Very Good minor edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping to corners and covers, minor discolouration at top front cover, a little marking to side foredge. Dustjacket shows some wear with tears, chips and small parts missing at front (see photographs) This many sided book is built around the first nine lectures given