Lost Songs

by Philip Ward

Paperback. First Edition. Very good condition. From the collection of poet Gavin Ewart. Signed and dedicated by author to Ewart, dated June 1981. Page block foot has a couple of minor marks. Content is clear throughout. TA

Paperback

First published February 1, 1981

About the author

Philip Ward was a chartered librarian who was appointed as Director of the Unesco/Government of Indonesia Project for the Development of the National Library Service, Jakarta. He is the author of more than fifty books. A poet, dramatist, and reviewer for World Literature Today, Ward has a large working private library and in 1956 was founding Honorary Secretary of the Private Libraries Association. He has lived in Libya (for 8 1/2 years), Malta, England, and Egypt, as well as Indonesia.

Reviews

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh. I acquired this book because my dad likes to putter around on EBay and find odd books to give as gifts. This one intrigued because the author’s last name is the same as ours (but as far as I know, we’re not related). I didn’t particularly like this poetry collection (sorry Dad). Many poems reminded me of the scene in She’s All That where Laney describes a painting she’s done that represents a genocide she read about and the art teacher basically tells her that the work doesn’t represent Laney’s actual artistic sensibility.