Peter Finch (2)

A fine collection of experimental and avant-garde poetry. I even understood some of it!

Having read four, one, and now three, I think this is the least interesting so far. A few interesting facts but a lot of looking out at Cardiff from various high points. There feels like a lot of filler in this, one suspects Peter Finch had to work hard to find pages to write about nondescript suburbs and grey wet fields.

This book has been in my possession for over a decade; bought before my adopted city was transformed once more. Real Cardiff is a great adventure, as the author Peter Finch seeks the clues that connect the modern capital to the marshland it once was. The poet's lyricism comes through strongly in the writing too, adding to the picture he paints of the city. Jan Morris praised it as one of the finest travel books about a city she'd read. What finer compliment could a travel writer receive?