Walt Whitman and Other Poems
Published on 10. December 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
66 pages
978-1-84002-814-0 (ISBN)
Description
Walt Whitman and Other Poems is the most recent work of poet and playwright Dic Edwards. It is his first collection. The poems here have been described by leading poet Robert Minhinnick (editor of Poetry Wales) as displaying 'tremendous power' and 'original imagery'.
Edwards' other work includes the plays Casanova Undone, Wittgenstein's Daughter, Utah Blue, Solitude, Franco's Bastard and The Pimp. He also wrote the libretto for the contraversial Keith Burstein opera Manifest Destiny.
Edwards' other work includes the plays Casanova Undone, Wittgenstein's Daughter, Utah Blue, Solitude, Franco's Bastard and The Pimp. He also wrote the libretto for the contraversial Keith Burstein opera Manifest Destiny.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84002-814-0 (9781840028140)
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Person
Dic Edwards was born in Cardiff. He studied at St David's College, Lampeter, University of Wales, Cardiff and University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He has written over 20 plays, including 'Lola Brecht', 'Utah Blue ', 'The Juniper Tree ', 'Beggars New Clothes ', 'Regan', 'The Fourth World', 'Antigone Now', 'The Free Wheelers', 'Vertigo', 'Kid', 'David', 'The Man Who Gave His Foot For Love', 'The Shakespeare Factory', 'Moon River/The Deal ' and 'Over Milk Wood' which have been performed throughout the British Isles. He teaches creative writing at Aberystwyth.