I maintain a very small publishing operation called Cairn Time Press. It is mainly a home for some ISBN numbers that I like to reserve for projects of special interest.
Cairn Time Press has just published Dancing On Thin Ice, a collection of poems by Nathan Lee Davies.
Nathan suffers from Friedreich’s Ataxia and his poems are powerful, eloquent comments on the politics of disability and the personal costs of dealing with a relentlessly debilitating condition. The book mainly consists of tanka (the 5-line traditional Japanese form that allows for pithy, punchy expression). Nathan’s tanka are sandwiched between two longer ‘list’ poems.
Nathan’s poems are remarkable in their honesty, insight and dark humour.
Dancing On Thin Ice also contains my introduction, a Foreword by Nathan, and an explanation of the nature of Ataxia. There are ringing endorsements from Sophie McKeand and Liz Lefroy.
The collection costs £5 and copies can be obtained from me, or direct from Nathan (nathandavies01@hotmail.com).
Nathan is a very fine writer and you can also follow his excellent blog at https://nathanleedavies.wordpress.com/2019/12/10/ge2019-select-tweets/ You can also put his name and ‘wordpress’ into a search engine.
I am very proud to play a part in getting Nathan’s vital voice ‘out there’. Snap up your copy now!
Ted x