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With Feeling
Most of the poems contained in the book have never been published previously. some have never been seen before.
This collection covers a wide range of styles from humour to statement and is the culmination of 34 years work.
This collection covers a wide range of styles from humour to statement and is the culmination of 34 years work.
144 pages, Paperback
Published November 1, 2015
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About the author
Peter Gray
4 books3 followersPeter Gray was born in 1957 in a small Derbyshire hamlet in a working class environment, still feeling the repercussions of post war austerity. His childhood was for the most part happy and full of adventure only marred by the requirement to attend school, which he greatly disliked. This did not prevent him from doing well academically though and he had a good education at an all boys school in Chesterfield.
After leaving school, he took an apprenticeship with the National Coal Board as a mechanic and worked for them over a ten year period until the virtual closure of the coal industry in Derbyshire. He then undertook many and various other professions over the years, eventually becoming self employed and has continued in this manner until the present day, at the moment running a clock restoration business.
He has been a musician since his late teens and still enjoys all kinds of music. He first found an interest in writing at the age of twelve, penning several short stories until school English lessons caused him to turn away from it.
He began writing again during the early eighties, mainly poetry at which he was prolific over many years. This developed into short fiction stories that were hand written into books and stored away, never to be read by anyone.
During later years he began to write articles and short stories for magazines which gave him a hunger for more adventurous fiction, but again these stories were stored away and never read.
During a brief career ‘acting’ he found local acclaim for several humorous ‘mummers’ plays he had penned and this began another surge of writing only this time using humour, as with most of his work, it remained unread. He now lives in Lincolnshire with his wife and has several interests and hobbies including American cars, music and flying.
After leaving school, he took an apprenticeship with the National Coal Board as a mechanic and worked for them over a ten year period until the virtual closure of the coal industry in Derbyshire. He then undertook many and various other professions over the years, eventually becoming self employed and has continued in this manner until the present day, at the moment running a clock restoration business.
He has been a musician since his late teens and still enjoys all kinds of music. He first found an interest in writing at the age of twelve, penning several short stories until school English lessons caused him to turn away from it.
He began writing again during the early eighties, mainly poetry at which he was prolific over many years. This developed into short fiction stories that were hand written into books and stored away, never to be read by anyone.
During later years he began to write articles and short stories for magazines which gave him a hunger for more adventurous fiction, but again these stories were stored away and never read.
During a brief career ‘acting’ he found local acclaim for several humorous ‘mummers’ plays he had penned and this began another surge of writing only this time using humour, as with most of his work, it remained unread. He now lives in Lincolnshire with his wife and has several interests and hobbies including American cars, music and flying.
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January 8, 2017
What huge array of styles! Loved the humour but also found the Whale touching and poignant. Shame there isn't a sequel yet!
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