Full Description
Torridge River Gallery is a celebration of the North Devon Countryside, its characters, its rich, wild nature and its glorious river. David Curtis describes the experience of growing up in the village of Beaford, with the farming community, his neighbours and birds and animals his close companions. The depth of feeling in these poems is reflected in the singular imagery of Cressida Lowery's illustrations.
Contents
Growing Pains; Jackdaw Quarry; The Draw of Sunbeams; An Old Stink; Honey; Two Buzzards, Circling; Artful Fox; Sacrifice; Lords of Misrule; Dartmoor Gothic; What the Owl Says; To see a Kingfisher; Building a Wall; The Three Chicks have Fledged; The Street; Chainsaw (1); Chainsaw (2); Lucky Stone; And we saw a woodcock; The Village Pump; Domain: 2022; Towards Raven Wood; Holy Well; Wood Trout; Tom in the Kitchen; Elizabeth Johnson's Path; Charlie Down, Labourer; Memorial Seat; Adam's Ale; Clovelly Cemetery; Lily Heard, born 1881; In the Hall; Joan 'n Arthur; Why he Stays; Family Photograph; River Gallery; Spring; Picnicking; Sundays; Sleep; Sealed with a Loving Kiss; Still watching; Golden Pool; To the Sea;
