The website of William Martin, poet, based in the North East of England
William Martin's poetry is inspired by the social, cultural and religious life of Northumbria, past and present. He builds his world from myth, from Anglo Saxon literature and art, children's games, ballads and street songs, as well as from the history and struggles of former pit communities in the Durham coalfield. His poems show both political anger and a wider concern for a society that is losing its common ground, its rituals and rites of passage.
Published works:
- Tidings of our Bairnsea (1973) Pub Wearmouth 1300 Festival
- Cracknrigg (1983) Pub. Taxus Press
- Hinny Beata (1987) Pub. Taxus Press
- Marra Familia (1993) Pub. Bloodaxe Books
- Lammas Alana (2002) Pub. Bloodaxe Books
Note: Audio recording accompanies the written text for Kildan Fragments on page 6 (Cracknrigg). Please click on the button at the top of the page. The kind work of Katrina Porteous, poet, in arranging this recording in conjunction with other poems, in April 2008, is gratefully acknowleged.
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