Diamond Cutters: Visionary Poets in America, Britain and Oceania,
Edited and introduced by Andrew Harvey and Jay Ramsay £19.99 paperback
This collection of poetry feels so relevant to our modern world; it speaks to us all and embodies environment, politics, love, death, war, the spirit of humanity and much more.
Some of my personal favourite lines:
“Let us be blown away
by the unfathomable mystery
that has brought us
to this very moment
of inevitable liberation,
as we rise up
into the depths of who we are.”
(From I Don't Know by Lisa Page)
“Re-imagine this island, once called great
not merely motorway-scarred, a broken mirrorscape
but as a beginning of what we must become
if we are to live as one world people-”
(From Fourteen Lines for Britain, by Jay Ramsay)
“To write, I learn, is to be wordless,
The words arrive in their own way...”
(From Visitation in the Mountains, by Sebastian Barker)
There are two forthcoming literary events with Jay Ramsay, author of 35 books: an evening at the Bedford Hotel on October 21st 2016, with Tickets to include a book and a glass of wine; and an afternoon at the Calstock Arts Centre on Sunday 23rd October 2016. Further details to be advertised. Also, check our website for updates: www.bookstoptavistock.co.uk