Poems of Innocence - Couverture souple

Kendrick, Norman Henry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1412090326 ISBN 13 : 9781412090322

Editeur : Trafford Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

They're back! Those loveable, laughable, thought-provoking, teasing, readable poems. You don't believe it? Try reading three or four of these delightful poems. . . You're hooked? Why not read the rest of them at home?

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Norman Henry Kendrick was born in the village of Southwick, now part of the city of Sunderland in the county of Durham, in the North-East of England. His father, a Liverpudlian of Scottish blood, was a petty officer, gunnery, in the Royal Navy from the age of 15 and saw action in the North Atlantic and with the Russian and Malta convoys. His mother was a busy housewife, with three sons and an absent husband. She came from a long line of respected clairvoyants and was active in the spiritualist church. His grandfather, on his mother's side, became a coal-miner, from necessity, at the tender age of nine and, with determination and tenacity, became very well self-educated, sharing his knowledge with his grand-children. Norman grew up, during World War II, to the sound of riveter's hammers and the flash of welding arcs from the numerous, war-driven shipyards of the river Wear, with the resulting intense, industrial pollution and smog. In the background was the constant, throbbing hum from the busy Wearmouth Colliery as it fuelled the war industry. At night, he was kept awake by the menacing drone of hundreds of Nazi bombers, flying overhead to terrible destinations. On their return, dropping their remaining bombs on the town. Yet, less than a mile away, the lush, green countryside began, reaching north across Durham, Northumberland and the wide-open spaces of Scotland. Excellent cycling country. He became an apprentice, studied at night-school three nights a week, studied music, pianoforte, on the other nights and at weekends, walked and cycled to keep fit and eventually worked as a Marine Engineer, both on land and sea, then as a teacher. This wasn't exceptional as most of his friends were working, and playing, just as hard, meeting the challenge of the post-war world. He will always love the area where he was born: Hadrian's Wall, the wind-swept, heather-covered moors of the Brontes, Wordsworth's Lake District, Burns country - just over the border, the Viking-haunted coast-line, the ruined abbeys, the castles, the towering cathedrals with their beautiful, choral music and especially the warm, friendly people of the North of England. Norman, his wife, Imogene - a State Registered Nurse caring for the severely injured coal miners and shipyard workers in the Monkwearmouth Orthopaedic and Accident Hospital - who shares his love of music, literature, drama and travel, and their three sons and grand-daughter, now live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, close to th

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Trafford Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412090326
• ISBN 13: 9781412090322
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 152
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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