Selected Poems

Minhinnick edited a selection of essays on the Welsh environment which won the Welsh Book of the Year Award in 1993. He received an Eric Gregory Award for his poetry, a John Morgan award for his prose work and two Arts Council of Wales Literature Prizes.

This text draws on six previous collections published between 1978 and 1994. The earlier poems are diverse, ranging from descriptions of work in heavy industry to observations of wildlife. Later poems deal with travel in Brazil and the United States, and also deal with schizophrenia.This text draws on six previous collections published between 1978 and 1994. The earlier poems are diverse, ranging from descriptions of work in heavy industry to observations of wildlife around the writer's childhood home in Wales. Later poems deal with travel in Brazil and the United States, and also deal with schizophrenia. The book celebrates the life and characters of a close-knit community. It then breaks away from the peopled landscape to consider history and culture from wider persepectives.