A Darker Way

Grahame Davies’ s A Darker Way ?is a collection of poems and songs which traces a hard-won but redemptive path between idealism and irony, failure and faith. Including ‘ Sacred Fire’ , set to music for King Charles’ coronation, these poems are steeped in curiosity, self-questioning and compassion.

Grahame Davies is a poet, novelist, editor and literary critic, who has won numerous prizes, including the Wales Book of the Year Award. He is the author of 17 books in Welsh and English, including: The Chosen People, a study of the relationship of the Welsh and Jewish peoples; The Dragon and the Crescent, a study of Wales and Islam; a novel, Everything Must Change, based on the life of the French philosopher Simone Weil, and the popular work of psychogeography, Real Wrexham. His is a native of Coedpoeth near Wrexham but is now based in Cardiff and London. He travels internationally as a reader and lecturer, carries out many high-profile poetry commissions, and is a much sought-after lyricist for classical composers. His poetry has been translated into many languages and is widely anthologised. His latest non-fiction book Real Cambridge was published in 2021.