‘The Steelworks’ by Owen Sheers and ‘From the Journal of a Disappointed Man’ by Andrew Motion are both poems that focus on a stereotypical male-dominated occupation (the repair of the pier and the manufacture of the steel) and can thus be said to...

In Skirrid Hill, Owen Sheers explores many themes, one of which is undoubtedly manhood. Throughout the collection, he often focuses in on adolescence and discovering his power as an individual. In this way, it seems clear that Sheers is a poet who...

Throughout the collection Skirrid Hill (2005) by Owen Sheers, nature is presented as a significant factor to both the development of personal and cultural identity and to human relationships. In "Mametz Wood" and "Father", the speaker's attachment...

In the poetry collection ‘Skirrid Hill’, Owen Sheers explores the theme of sorrow in a variety of different situations and contexts, showing the reader the dire circumstances of many people in Wales, be it in the past or present. Almost all of the...

While Sheers presents nature as outlasting man in his poetry, nature does not appear beautiful, as seen in the 'flint sky' of 'Border Country'. Instead, nature is powerful and strong in comparison to the people present in his poetry. The imagery...

In the lyric poem Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy, the speaker reflects back to a particular moment in their life when they realised that the love had died between them and the person they were in a relationship with. They consider what this moment...