Songs of the Darkness brings together a selection of poems for Christmas written over a period of more than thirty years.  They are notable for their combination of a close focus and breadth.  Trees, flowers, creatures and landscapes are set memorably in the context of the Christmas story and the calendar: and topographically the poems range from a Romanian convent to a Devon beach to an alpine cablecar.  The finely drawn illustrations by Erica Sail, the writer’s daughter, add their own note of precision and detail.

All royalties from sales of Songs of the Darkness will be given to Trusts for African Schools, a registered charity which acts as a conduit for money raised in the UK to be sent out to some of the poorest schools in Africa.  More information, and details of the ten individual schools currently supported by the Trusts, eight in Kenya, and one each in Uganda and Ethiopia, are available on the website www.trustsforafricanschools.org.

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