{"product_id":"the-green-month-9780571394548","title":"The Green Month","description":"\u003cb\u003eDelightful new versions of a great Welsh medieval poet's lyrics - intimate, urgent and timeless.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDafydd ap Gwilym, the pre-eminent poet of Wales, explored love, desire and the natural world with startling frankness and virtuoso wit. In a sequence freely adapted from Dafydd's work, Matthew Francis brings him to life for the modern English-speaking reader: as he waits in the woods for his lover, ogles the girls in church or causes chaos during a midnight assignation. Plants, birds and animals are fondly invoked while weather and the elements - wind, waves, fog and ice - play their part. Passionate in his treatment of sexual themes, Dafydd is equally ready to make fun of his own susceptibility. \u003ci\u003eThe Green Month\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an original and lovable poet who speaks freshly to us from deep in the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancis, Matthew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMatthew Francis\u003c\/b\u003e has lived in Wales for twenty-five years and his poetic version of the Welsh national epic \u003ci\u003eThe Mabinogi\u003c\/i\u003e has been widely acclaimed. He has published six collections with Faber, and edited W. S. Graham's \u003ci\u003eNew Collected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. His other work includes a collection of short stories and three novels.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057923223826,"sku":"9780571394548","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ba9b833-ac64-4da9-aa5c-8931a13e5320.jpg?v=1772016693","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-green-month-9780571394548","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}