Street Fighting and Other Past Times

Dai Smith was born in the Rhondda in 1945. His writing has encompassed history, biography, essays and criticism. He was the Series Editor of the Library of Wales and Chair of the Arts Council Wales and was made a CBE for services to arts and culture in Wales in 2016. He currently edits the Modern Wales Series and is Chair of the Dylan Thomas Prize. With The Crossing, Dai Smith built upon and completed his trilogy of fictional work, Dream On, What I Know I Cannot Say and What Lies Beneath. His memoir Off the Track was published in 2023.

“Watch the poetry platforms. Our street fighting bard will be knocking them flat soon.” – Peter FinchFor readers who are interested in both the pre- and post-devolutionary cultural landscape of Wales, this is a crucial addition to the canon of Welsh writing in English, crowning and celebrating a life filled with enriching work at the coal-face of Welsh culture.