EARLY COLLECTIONS

Most of the early books are out of print, but some copies of two volumes are still available, direct from Rodney Pybus.

1.     Bridging Loans   (48pp paperback; Chatto & Windus, 1976)                                                  The focus of this collection is the north-east of England, especially the relationship              between the region's social history and geography. The Tyne river is the subject of the        long title poem.

2.     The Loveless Letters   (48pp paperback; Chatto & Windus, 1981)                                         Many of these poems, including the title group which uses the voice of one of the                 Tolpuddle Martyrs, are located in Australia, past and present; others are set in the             north of England.

These are offered for sale at their original cover price:  £2.25 for no.1; £3.95 for no. 2         (plus post & packing).

In the first instance, to check on availability of books, please make contact via

rodneypybus@googlemail.com

And of course Flying Blues is still available from Carcanet Press (142pp; £9.95) via the usual sources, including, of course, Carcanet's own website:    www.carcanet.co.uk

Of this collection the late Ted Hughes said: 'So pure and sinuous and all of a piece. Wonderfully graceful... words that seem natural and moving at the mind's speed -- like improvisation but everything spot on.                                                                              

[The] birds and butterflies come alive in their whole setting... the whole thing there, a scoop of the world, really delicate and undamaged.  

[The] style is an achievement, I think, and greatly to my taste.'