Poems from the Black Sea

About the Book

For more than thirty years, the poetry of Denis Knight has been praised by such figures as Bertrand Russell, Seamus Heaney and John Pilger. Now, this remarkable anthology brings together his best work, and spans a roaming life from his days as a WW2 soldier, through Canada and rural France, to his present home in the English countryside.

About the Author

Denis Knight was born in Volos, Greece, in 1921. Educated at St Edmund's College and Christ's College, Cambridge. He served with the 44th Bn. Royal Tank Regiment from 1942 to 1945. This was his most basic education. Married Nora Dalton, painter, in 1942. Five children, four boys, one girl. These, with his grandchildren, were his further education.