The Welsh Marches -  by A E Housman

Tune: High Germany (traditional)

This is the start of a long poem by A E Housman which explores the interface of the Welsh and English along the line of the Marches.

At school in Shrewsbury in the 1960s Housman's 'Shropshire Lad' was a constant presence - I was frequently required to translate parts of it into truly bad elegiac couplets in A level Latin classes.

Despite this, and despite their falling far from fashionable approval, I find great pleasure in the poems now.

White In The Moon The Long Road Lies - by A E Housman

Tune: Blackwaterside (trad)