Publisher: Dryad Press, South Africa
Allegories of the Everyday
“Allegories of the Everyday illuminates new ground:
even as death looms, Brian Walter is more lucid, richly rhythmical,
wide-ranging, compassionate and (in his own phrase) “relentlessly aware”
than ever.” – Dan Wylie
£18.00
About the author
Brian Walter holds a doctorate from Rhodes University and taught
literature at the University of Fort Hare for 19 years. He later worked
in educational and community development projects in the Eastern Cape
and currently mentors the Helenvale Poets and is an active member of the
Ecca Poets group. Walter has published several collections of poetry,
including Baakens (Lovedale Press, 2000) and Otherwise and Other Poems
(Echoing Green Press, 2014). His debut collection, Tracks (Lovedale
Press, 1999), was the recipient of the 2000 Ingrid Jonker Prize. He was
also awarded the 1999 Thomas Pringle Award for poetry published in
journals. His other books include Groundwork: An Introduction to Reading
and Writing about Poetry (Macmillan, 1997).
Review
‘The collection is, in my view, easily Brian Walter’s best.’
Jill Wylie, Critical Diaries
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