W.H. DaviesThe story of W. H. Davies is one of the most remarkable in twentieth century letters. Born in lowly circumstances in Newport, he moved to America where he lived as a hobo a life he recorded in Autobiography of a Super Tramp. During this period he lost a leg falling from a train and, manual work denied to him, Davies re cast himself as a writer back in London. A prolific poet, his memorable, accessible verse coincided with the rise of the Georgian

We were sad also to announce the death on 14 March 2006 of the pioneering Iraqi author Mahdi Issa al-Saqr

translated by Simon Patton and Tao Naikan

containing substantial numbers of poems by each contributor

Luis Cernuda

an introduction by Abed Ismael

Jazz UK and CODA

a wife he no longer loves and a child who does not recognise him

• Robert Desnos

the remarkable poet and story writer

and their daughter Jenny

Not only fun has been missing

Jacques Réda