A special breed : a collection of poetry /: a collection of poetry. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ralph Jones.
• Authors: Jones, Ralph
• Contents: Foreword 1 A miner's prayer 3 A special breed 4 A broken cuckoo-clock 4 An old collier 6 Flowers on the headstone 9 A year of my life 10 Why lock the door? 13 Where I grew up 18 Under a snake's belly 20 Too young to shave 20 Where has our money gone? 24 Wasteland 27 They send no wreaths 30 Two kinds of lines 34 Vivid memories 40 Where can we lay our flowers? 42 The swinging mandrel 46 The lamp room wall 50 The ghost town 64 The flickering light 68 The little plastic bag 74 The dust 76 The creaking front door 76 Shwmae Valley 78 Privileged men 84 The blue scar 86 A letter to our children 88 A flat cap and long brown coat 94 Be careful with my Grampa 98 Black lung heritage 104 David (a true working-class legend) 106 Nose in the gravy 112 My room 120 A proud breed of men 124.
• Publisher Details: Cardiff : Wordcatcher Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 821.6; Poetry by individual poets; POETRY -- Subjects & Themes -- Death, Grief, Loss
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789420449
• Related ISBNs: 9781789420456
• Notes: Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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