This Common Uncommon by Rae Howells The Wasteland and in particular to the

and in particular to the death of his father

immune to “pragmatism like a ticket inspector”

most perfectly in the metaphor of memory ' (Literary Review)

to the origins and demises of humanity

unflinching collection of poems about girlhood

This Common Uncommon by Rae Howells The Wasteland and in particular to theWhen a local common is threatened with development, one poet explores its secrets, discovering extraordinary natural treasures and wonderful people fighting to defend them. Can they save this uncommon common? Everybody had written it off as waste ground. But when a planning application is made to build houses on this wild and green patch of Gower common, something magical emerges. From the star nose of the polecat and the bold zigzags of adders to the