Witch by Damian Walford-Davies (English) Paperback Book

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'Witch' by Damian Walford Davies is a striking portrait of a small town in England struck by the 'Witchcraft' panic of the 17th century. Sevens sections, each of seven poems, each of seven couplets, are delivered by those most closely involved in the 'making' of a witch.

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With the narrative pull of a novel and the vibrancy of a play for voices, Damian Walford Davies's Witch offers a thrilling portrait of a Suffolk village in the throes of the witchcraft hunts of the mid-seventeenth century. The poems in this collection are dark spells, compact and moving: seven sections, each of seven poems, each of seven couplets, are delivered by those most closely involved in the 'making' of a witch. The speakers - from Thomas Love the priest, the villagers who slowly succumb to suspicion and counter-accusation, the 'discoverer of witches' Francis Hurst, and the 'witch' herself - authentically conjure a war-torn society in which religious paranoia amplifies local grievances to fever pitch. Witch is a damning parable that chimes with the terror and anxieties of our own haunted age.

Author Biography

Damian Walford Davies was born in Aberystwyth in 1971. The author of two previous volumes of poetry, including Suit of Lights (Seren, 2009) - a Wales Literature Exchange Bookshelf Choice - he is Head of the Department of English and Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University.

Review

Praise for 'Suit of Lights' - author's first individual collection of poetry 'a succession of well-observed, witty, sparely written poems, satisfyingly visceral, and unsentimental.' - (Alice Kavounas, Poetry Review] "The attention to structure, the sparing use of words - Davies' poems are carefully constructed, clever edifices - and well worth a perusal." - Ambit 'The diction pulses with the power of different registers and the accompanying emotional gear-changes are psychologically satisfying. Above all, there is a musical rightness' (John Redmond, New Welsh Review)

Long Description

With the narrative pull of a novel and the vibrancy of a play for voices, Damian Walford Daviess Witch offers a thrilling portrait of a Suffolk village in the throes of the witchcraft hunts of the mid-seventeenth century. The poems in this collection are dark spells, compact and moving: seven sections, each of seven poems, each of seven couplets, are delivered by those most closely involved in the making of a witch. The speakers from Thomas Love the priest, the villagers who slowly succumb to suspicion and counter-accusation, the discoverer of witches Francis Hurst, and the witch herself authentically conjure a war-torn society in which religious paranoia amplifies local grievances to fever pitch. Witch is a damning parable that chimes with the terror and anxieties of our own haunted age.

Review Text

The speakers from Thomas Love the priest, the villagers who slowly succumb to suspicion and counter-accusation, the discoverer of witches Francis Hurst, and the witch herself authentically conjure a war-torn society in which religious paranoia amplifies local grievances to fever pitch. Witch is a damning parable that chimes with the terror and anxieties of our own haunted age. Review of Damian Walford Davies' first individual collection 'Suit of Lights' crackle[s] with intelligence and inventiveness . . . [a] performer with great panache and stylistic verve (Nicholas Murray, Planet) tender, shocking, playful, sharp-eyed a suitably sparkling performance. (Caroline Clark, Gwales) The attention to structure, the sparing use of words Davies poems are carefully constructed, clever edifices and well worth a perusal. Ambit a succession of well-observed, witty, sparely written poems, satisfyingly visceral, and unsentimental. - (Alice Kavounas, Poetry Review]

Review Quote

"The diction pulses with the power of different registers and the accompanying emotional gear-changes are psychologically satisfying. Above all, there is a musical rightness."

Author Comments

Damian Walford Davies was born in Aberystwyth in 1971. The author of two previous volumes of poetry, including Suit of Lights (Seren, 2009) a Wales Literature Exchange Bookshelf Choice he is Head of the Department of English and Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University.

Details ISBN1854115790 Short Title WITCH Language English ISBN-10 1854115790 ISBN-13 9781854115799 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 72 Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-05-11 DEWEY 821.92 UK Release Date 2012-05-11 Imprint Seren Place of Publication Bridgend Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2012-05-11 NZ Release Date 2012-05-11 Publisher Poetry Wales Press Audience General Author Damian Walford-Davies We've got this

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