Each collection has a specially commissioned introduction.

    Flamingos set against a tropical sunset, pelicans wheeling above turquoise waters, and tarpon leaping high into the moonlight, along with the first trickle of tourists seeking respite from the rest of the world, were but some of the things view from Don Blanding's own special viewpoint. His poetry illustrated with his own pen was at once wry, witty, and always on the mark. Don Blanding took Florida's spirit to heart, then expressed it in a way which locals and visitors alike might still enjoy, time and time again.

    

    Based on the biblical story of Jonah, it is essentially a Christian poem, though it is scathing about the effects of religious perversion. In the widest sense a poem about the limits of rationality, it is a triumph of language - of a language which Carner helped to establish as a vehicle for serious poetry. This bilingual edition is introduced by the noted Catalan expert Arthur Terry.Josep Carner (1884-1970) was one of the leading members of a brilliant generation of Catalan poets. His work extends from the early years of the century to the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.J.L. Gili (1907-1998) was born in Barcelona and lived in England from 1934. A scholar, translator, publisher and bookseller, Joan Gili ran the Dolphin Book Company in Oxford for many years, and was well known as the translator of Lorca's `Selected Poems' (Penguin).