The Green Month

<p><b>Delightful new versions of the great Welsh medieval poet’s lyrics – intimate, urgent and timeless</b><br><br>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 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. <i>The Green Month</i> introduces an original and lovable poet who speaks freshly to us from deep in our islands’ past.</p>