M. Wynn Thomas is professor of English and Emyr Humphreys Professor of Welsh Writing in English at Swansea University in Wales. He is the author of several books, including The History of Wales in Twelve Poems and A Map of Love: Twelve Welsh Poems of Romance, Desire and Devotion, also published by the University of Wales Press. Ruth Jên Evans is a professional artist who specializes in printmaking. She lives in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion, Wales.
""The University of Wales Press produced the book, but it's easily available through distribution in North America. The design is captivating, with a dozen full-page black-and-white block print illustrations by Ruth Jen Evans that capture the emotions of reaching and yearning for what's divine. All these hymn-poems are Christian, but with a sense of universality to the emotions of faith so that people of all faiths, or none, may benefit from them.""-- ""Spirituality & Practice: Resources for Spiritual Journeys"" ""This book feels like introductory love-letters from a doyen of the Welsh literary scene. . . What this book has shown is that hymns not only 'persist in hanging around', but that they come from remarkable spaces.""-- ""Nation.Cymru""