Layer Cake

By Dave Lewis

'Layer Cake' is the multifaceted debut poetry collection from Welsh writer Dave Lewis. This collection of poetry stretches from 1985 to 2009. For more information, visit Dave's website - www.david-lewis.co.uk

Praise for his work:
"The poems are sharp, clear, and confident. He has a clarity only a real poet possesses."
- Brian Patten

"Dave Lewis is a true Welsh poet of the Valleys."
- Catrin Collier

"Dave Lewis's work possesses an energy and freshness that lifts his imagery and empathy way above the work of many less ambitious poets."
- Sally Spedding

"An engaging and diverse range of poems, well-crafted and driven by theme and form. The subjects are varied, but this confident poet succeeds in melding them into a coherent and rewarding collection."
- David J Costello

"The humour is dark, the love is bright, the poetry is touching, taunting, spewing, galling, tender."
- Eloise Williams

"The poems are deceptively complex... seemingly easily accessible but with deeper reading wrought with a covert enigmatic depth that remains unresolved."
- Mike McNamara

"Dave Lewis is a storyteller: sharply observant, witty and whimsical."
- Kathy Miles

"The stark reality Mr Lewis painted left me breathless. Readers will ride a rollercoaster of rich language, clever insights and creativity."
- Jolen Whitworth

"If Dave Lewis's work doesn't make you feel, then you might as well give up on this poetry lark... because that's what he does best. Make you feel "
- Agnes Meadows

"His free-flowing verse makes him a Welsh son of the Beats."
- Mike Jenkins

"A compassionate poet of emotion and sensitivity; his use of pared-down concise language and short simple forms is very successful."
- Gillian Drake

"Dave Lewis is a unique voice in the poetry world."
- Moira Andrew

"An outcry and reassertion of the true feelings of the individual, unhidden, unashamed and fiercely assertive of the beat that runs through us all."
- Mick Evans

Dave is from Cilfynydd, South Wales. He has always lived in Wales except for a year in Kenya. He has written sports articles for the BBC, columns for local newspapers and run many successful websites. He was the founder and organiser of the International Welsh Poetry Competition, an international competition which seeks to encourage and nurture talented writers who have been overlooked by the arts establishment in Wales. He also runs the Maya Poetry Book Awards and self-publishing company, Poetry Publisher.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B088VRGWYN
• ISBN13: 9798643768104
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"