The Green Month by Matthew Francis Iliad and expressive intensity of Rilke's

and expressive intensity of Rilke's verse with astonishing facility

an afterword consisting of an informal dialogue between the two poets complements in prose the themes their poems explore

‘When Murayama wrote the line

with words in place of coils of paint

whilst simultaneously exploring every exploited piece of subject matter the neoliberal market seeks to align itself with

The Green Month by Matthew Francis Iliad and expressive intensity of Rilke'sPublished 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