Books by Ian Davidson

This tells the story of a group of regular travellers, in the eight years Coventry City were playing in the lower Tiers of English Football. It captures the magic of days out with members of the Coventry City London Supporters'' Club following their beloved Coventry City home and away., The socialising with friends who share the same passion for football, drinking and eating together in great pubs, visiting football grounds and even enjoying the delights of travelling on our rail network! These pleasures were lost during the Covid-19 pandemic, and they may never be enjoyed in quite the same way again.

Late December Back in '63 tells the story of an unforgettable day in top-flight English football - when 66 goals were netted in just ten fixtures on Boxing Day 1963. The author brings each match to life through archive reports and images, exploring how such a staggering tally of goals was scored. This was the age of attacking formations, just before the era of more defensive disciplines, but what other factors were at play? The book examines and tests the veracity of various myths that surround that extraordinary day. Along with club line-ups, match reports, programmes and images from the fixtures, Late December Back in '63 takes an in-depth look at the careers of the various characters who played their part. It also offers a snapshot of where the national sport stood less than 20 years after World War 2 and the socio-economic changes taking place in the 'Swinging Sixties'. You'll get a picture of the state of the game less than three years before the summer of 1966 and how our future World Cup heroes were doing in their careers.

These poems were written on the way to work, walking the two and a half miles from near Saltwell Park in Gateshead to Newcastle. The journey took me through Gateshead's residential streets and over the Tyne. I'd try to write something in my head every day before I got to work. Sometimes a whole poem, at other times one or two words or lines ...

Partly in Riga and other poems is a book in five sections, covering themes of birth (the arrival of a new son), travel in Latvia, in Greece and in Wales, contemporary politics, and the endless of vagaries and mysteries of people. "I like people, though they disturb me sometimes." (Ian Davidson)

Presents a collection of poems by a leading English-language experimental poet.

Welsh poet Ian Davidson's work is filled with landscape and memory, manipulated in most unusual ways. This is his second full-length collection, following 'Harsh' (2003) and a fine series of chapbooks.