The Green Month by Matthew Francis Iliad most perfectly in the metaphor

most perfectly in the metaphor of memory ' (Literary Review)

in the Cyclades

and expressive intensity of Rilke's verse with astonishing facility

Published July2024

The Green Month by Matthew Francis Iliad most perfectly in the metaphorPublished 23rd October 2025. Delightful new versions of the great Welsh medieval poet's lyrics intimate, urgent and timeless Dafydd 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