Owen Sheers is a Welsh poet who was born in 1974. His collection of poems about family life, The Blue Book, was published in 2000 and won the Wales Book of the Year and the Forward Prize. He has also written plays, novels, and presented documentaries on the BBC. In 2011, Sheers was appointed writer-in-residence at the Welsh Rugby Union, becoming the first writer to ever hold such a position.
‘Farther’ was first published in Sheer’s second collection, Skirrid Hill, in 2005. The poem depicts the relationship between the poet and his father.
I don’t know if the day after Boxing Day has a name
but it was then we climbed the Skirrid again,
choosing the long way round,
‘Coming Home’ by Owen Sheers is a thoughtful poem that describes the transitory nature of life. The poet explores aging, family, and the impact of change.
That night we turned some of them off but left the hall bulb bright, sending one bar of light into the living room, so we could see.
‘Y Gaer’ tells the narrative of Sheers visiting the place where a man comes to grieve for his dead son. The poem is a tribute to grief and the power of nature.
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