Books by Dave Lewis

Beyond Thinking has amazing pictures that will blow you away. So far, this is the author's second book. Hopefully, these pictures will artistically shape your child's mind into an amazing dreamful world of wonderful expressions.

Dave Lewis lives in a very colorful, multiethnic neighborhood in the Boston area and has conjured up these amazing images to form his first book. He enjoys music, bike riding, animals, and beautiful beaches, and he hopes these images inspire you as much as they have inspired him.

Razzle-dazzle through this one and on all the different faces that there are. Have fun!

Dave Lewis is a unique voice in the poetry world. This new Haiku collection is filled with a range of vivid, often quirky, word pictures. He is adept at making every word count and often goes his own original way, as in a favourite of mine, 'Consultant's waiting room / the plant in the window / dead...' who else would have the temerity to finish on that single-beat word, dead? His thought-provoking images and surprising last lines take your breath away and will remain with the reader for a long time. - Moira Andrew

Praise for Sawing Fallen Logs: From the first eponymously titled poem, we realise that Dave Lewis's work possesses an energy and freshness that lifts his imagery and empathy way above the work of many less ambitious poets. The element of surprise in each poem, however short, is even more startling coming as it does from such uncluttered writing. Last lines are an example, while phrases such as 'trees as tall as ships', 'a severe lack of hares', 'the brittle grass of misunderstanding...' will surely enhance the readers' own perceptions of the world around them. This collection's structure too, works well under its five separate headings, and the diverse forms used in several poems adds visual variety. A wonderful read. Buy it! - Sally Spedding Dave Lewis is a vital voice of the Valleys, in touch with both the streets and the natural world. His free-flowing verse makes him a Welsh son of the Beats. - Mike Jenkins

Dave Lewis' eight book is a new collection of contemporary poetry. 'Dave Lewis' new work opens with Henry Thoreau's famous quote, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation". Very apt in our Twitter-twatter, X-Box-Factor age when apathy, indifference, and resignation is the norm and the - increasingly - lost generation slumber party away their lives wearing Onesies. This book of verse is polemical, confessional, a slap in the face wake-up call, and a much needed challenge to all "those up there" who should have, and could have made it better.' - John Evans 'At times witty, at times gritty, Dave Lewis has produced a fascinating collection on human connection. The humour is dark, the love is bright, the poetry is touching, taunting, spewing, galling, tender. Modern life is out there and engulfing but the passion for truth still lives. Roadkill overflows with personality, it's a roller-coaster ride, and to use the words of the poet "I'm smiling like Tenby".' - Eloise Williams

'Ten Years On' is a celebration of the best poetry submitted to the international Welsh Poetry Competition between 2012-2016. A diverse look at the world we inhabit - alive, energetic, melodic, unrepentant and moving. This anthology is for all poets who truly feel. For the brave, the exuberant, the feisty, the outrageous and the rule breakers. A chance to revel in the moment and not be afraid. After 10 successful years and nearly 5,000 entries from all over the world the competition is now firmly established on the international literary calendar. This collection contains some formidable poetry, written by established poets as well as many new voices, all of whom were fearless enough to push back the boundaries. The book also includes the judges' comments by famous Welsh writers John Evans, Sally Spedding and Eloise Williams. 'Ten Years On' is a beautiful collection of bright, modern poetry - enjoy!

Back in 2005 Dave and his friend Derek decided they needed a challenge and so what better than a little bike ride around the countryside. Read on... 'When you're nearly forty years old, just recovering from glandular fever and double pneumonia what better way to celebrate your wedding than to leave your wife behind to cycle the length of Britain? An account of two friends, who got drunk one night and decided to pedal nearly 1000 miles for charity, proving that you don't need a state-of-the-art road bike, a skin-tight outfit with a TV sponsor written on the front or a made-to-measure ego - you just need a good mate, a beer mat's worth of planning, no training whatsoever and the will to do it.' More than just another cycling trip, this book is a funny and sometimes moving account of a few weeks in the summer of 2005 when coupled with various personal events life takes on a new and different perspective. This book will either inspire you to get on your bike or have you laughing all the way to the pub.

Colin Crankshaw is looking forward to a fresh start in life. After years watching his wife become, quite literally, twice the woman he married, his divorce has come through. No longer will Babs get to relish making his life a misery. He's moved into his new bachelor pad in Wimbledon; a new man has been born. The field is waiting and he intends to play it. But then it all goes wrong. He's mistaken for someone called Richard, a beautiful woman tries to kill him, twice, and he attracts the wrath of a billionaire, television celebrity. Before he knows it, he finds himself ensnared in the brutal race to be the first to conquer human time travel. And guess who the guinea pig for the deadly experiments is going to be? Colin! Not exactly the new beginning he was looking for...