I just finished reading From the Nab and enjoyed it very much, so I am delighted to recommend it. It contains lots of poems in both form and free verse, and all of them paint a vivid picture of life on the Isle of Man throughout the ages and in current memory. There are an introduction and notes to give some context and explain some of the Manx phrases, but most of the poems are so immediately accessible that they need no explanation. By paying such close and loving attention to the local, David reveals how universal human nature is, even in rural and isolated communities with their own idiosyncratic ways and preserved phrases from an ancient language.
Susan
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