This collection of poems by Wales' most famous poet-priest, R S Thomas, is interspersed with short reflections and questions for exploration that connect the timeless poetry to the landscape that inspired it. Originally produced locally for visitors to the North Wales village and church where R S Thomas was the parish priest, its appeal extends to all who know and love the raw honesty and sparse, striking style of the poetry, and whose own faith and questions are mirrored in it. Aberdaron still welcomes streams of visitors, R S Thomas aficionados and pilgrims en route to the nearby holy island of Bardsey. This book brings the poetry alive in a fresh way and provides a pilgrim guide to the locality, along with reflections that enable armchair readers everywhere to enter more deeply into the world of the poems. All royalties will continue to go to maintaining the church at Aberdaron.

Etched by Silence and Prayers at Night's Approaching

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If you love poetry and can see within its words a way to consider a deeper spirituality then this book is without doubt for you. A beautiful collection of R S Thomas's poetry, with a poem for each week of the year, and beside it gentle words of contemplation and questioning from Jim Cotter that dig at the heart and insight of Thomas's work to help show it to it's best spiritual advantage. The reader is guided and helped to gain their own insight into not only the richness of the poetic words but also their own spirit. Originally written for the local parish this book is now being introduced to an international market to tie in with the centenary of Thomas's birth, and as such is likely to be welcomed by those who love R S Thomas's work, or those who are likely to visit the Llyn Peninsula and Aberdaron especially.

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