Earth on Fire and other poems Abie Budgen

Earth on Fire and other poems Abie BudgenJoseph Ren Noyau (191184) was a Creolophone and Francophone Mauritian writer and poet who wrote under a number of pseudonyms including Jean Erenne which he used for the poems in this collection. Noyau lived and wrote at a crucial time in the history of the island of Mauritius. He was a passionately committed man of letters and a pioneer of personal and literary freedom in the march to an independent Mauritius. This book presents a selection of Noyaus

From the wells of Calton Hill in Edinburgh (place of an annual pagan festival)

pornography and instant messaging

it would lose its soul

Dad’s a waster

Phnom Penh and Shanghai

musician and critic

Beautifully observed portraits of jazz legends (both American and British) are enhanced by fascinating anecdotes that give a rare insight into the art form that is jazz

· Author of best-seller ‘Broke Through Britain’

matted hair and nakedness

Jacqueline Ward

like Jonah

translator