Alyosha

<p>These are poems of innocence and repentance of ecstasy and vocation. Against a rich natural and cultural backdrop the poems explore the costs and rewards of transcendence. Drawing above all on the solace and inspiration of beauty this collection issues a call to creative stewardship – of life of land and of language.   </p><p> </p><p><em>That words may breathe now on the open page</em></p><p><em>Though lips have closed…   </em></p><p> </p><p>Daniel Gustafsson born in Sweden in 1983 is a bi-lingual poet and philosopher with a PhD from the University of York. He works in secondary education and divides his time between Yorkshire and his native land.         </p>