The Howl of the Wolf Waldo Williams

The Howl of the Wolf Waldo WilliamsA man does battle with a wolf, two sworn brothers lock horns literally as they drink and brag the night away and an old man turns to his flame bellied stove for comfort when facing a bitter winter alone. These are just some of the fascinating folk who inhabit the magical stories of Hong Ke. Set in Xinjiang, the gateway between China and Middle Asia, The Howl of the Wolf paints a colourful picture of frontier life in all its earthy glory.

while the taken-for-granted basics of our human background – day

And where some of the poems address the despairing tragedies of history

Ruth Fainlight and Dannie Abse are major figures on the poetry circuit

Whether local or global

arrives just in time for a world in flux

Constable and Gainsborough on his work

and was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and the Forward Prize for Best Individual Poem in 2010

Mark Granier was born in London in 1957

keeping a weather eye out for telling detail

Chris Ramsey

Talking to Women is still as sparkling

Her first novel