Auden’s ‘Roman Wall Blues’ and Alistair Elliot on the aftermath of the Battle of Heavenfield in the 7th century
a flint shaped as a weapon long ago
Michael Longley and Carol Rumens
Completely unique
Micheál Ó Cuaig and Ãine Nà Ghlinn
Today the Birds Will Sing by Helen Burke, edited by Jamie McGarry Carcanet Auden’s ‘Roman Wall Blues’ andSince the late 1970s, Helen Burkes poems have appeared in pamphlets, on greetings cards, on pieces of origami, on radio, on tape, on CD, on the side of stray dogs and in a million other places including, more recently, two collections from Valley Press. After a years work tracking them down, typing them up, and putting them into a sensible order, were delighted to present Today the Birds Will Sing; a comprehensive, exhaustive treasury of Helens