Dave Lewis' poetry is honest and direct. Each word is effective and easily understood. Unlike so many others today, he writes from the heart and soul, from raw emotion; he has drawn on his wide ranging knowledge and experience to evolve a style, an elevated poetic diction, which eschews artifice and ornate language. To do otherwise, to court obscurity, to write for just a small coterie, would be for him to miss the mark.
A true son of his native South Wales Valleys, his work moves from the local, to the national, to the international; he aspires to a universal discourse, beyond the here and now, and beyond class, or localness, or country.
This excellent collection of Dave Lewis' work is highly recommended - John Evans.
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By amanda weeks
Dec 31, 1969
"Layer Cake by Dave Lewis" If you buy one book this year, Layer Cake should be that book. It is a collection of mini masterpieces, superbly crafted and beautifully written. Dave Lewis's diverse subject matters takes us from Kenya to his hometown of Pontypridd via elegant and evocative language. His use of imagery is beautiful and effective. This collection takes you to the far corners of the world without the inconvenience and cost. This collection is moody yet uplifting, it makes you smile, it makes you sigh. But most of all, it makes you glad you have it in your collection. Miss it and miss out!
