Casual Ties by David Wevill Jay G Ying The work of the poet

The work of the poet here is not to claim authority over a series of elusive moments but to curate their collection

One thinks one knows where that particular journey will end up

accretive whole

Informed by experiences of physical disability

a world that is both vulnerable and resilient

Casual Ties by David Wevill Jay G Ying The work of the poetThis second edition, issued on the 10th anniversary of its first publication, is presented in a larger format, with a larger typeface, and with a few very minor typographical errors corrected, but is otherwise unchanged. This collection covers the entire poetic career of David Wevill, who has faded from view as a poet in the UK since his departure for the United States in the early 1970s. His first four collections won many prizes and gained him a