Böcker av John Clegg

A forsaken telephone is heard ringing in the woods and the fact our main character decides to answer it, leads to the question, 'What happens next?'He's of a rather nonconformist disposition and relates the ensuing adventure in a self-deprecating, conversational manner, weaving into his account many of the topics that people in Britain have to currently deal with. Some may find certain views contentious, especially regarding recent medical matters, while others could well applaud, that at last, their very same feelings are appearing in print.The fact the two main characters are unequivocally described as male and female, rather than theys or personages, should give hint of a little satire contained within and also prepare the reader for descriptions of a sensual nature. Those wishing for anything more lurid, however, will be disappointed.Despite latest labyrinthine entanglements on the matter, the stance is taken, men and women often have a tendency to think differently to one another, which might enrage the few who relish the chance to take offence, but hopefully the majority will find the feelings described, plus the honest exchanges, realistic and entertaining. Although there is an obvious autobiographical input, the main characters are both composites, as is the location.From a fairly innocuous start, I doubt the reader will guess what conclusion the tale eventually arrives at. I must admit, with the book seeming to write itself, even I was enthralled and I can't really tell you any more at the moment, as I'd be giving the plot away.

This practical book will be useful for teaching professional working in linguistically diverse classrooms. It includes accounts of 'mainstreaming' from both ESL and mainstream teachers in primary and secondary schools across the world. It also provides examples of teaching materials and pupils' work and contains practical and detailed narratives.

John Clegg's second Carcanet collection includes fractious jumpy poems, exploring contemporary science, new parenthood, encroaching storms, and the land of the dead.

Pared-down, playful and often very funny, Clegg's poetry keeps faith with what is tactile and tangible (moss, leather, bone), distilling plainspoken diction, luminous imagery and a unique worldview into lines which remain in the head for a long while after the book has been closed.

The crisp, hilarious, deeply moving lyrics of John Clegg are precisely formal, carefully gauged, the unsettling gothic elements aspects of a warm humanity of outlook. He is a gifted performer of his work, and a significant bookseller.