The Writers of Wales Database

HODGES, DAVID

David Hodges is a monk at the Cistercian Abbey on Caldey Island, off the south coast of Wales. Before entering the Abbey, he practised as a Solicitor in Basingstoke, Hampshire, having read Law and Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge. He has had poetry published in The Month, Spirituality, Hallel, Mount Carmel, The Merton Journal, The Merton Seasonal, The Tablet, Cistercian Studies Quarterly, Studies, Religious Life Review and in various anthologies. 

Reviews:

"…poetry that is both accessible and profound..."
Esther de Waal

"...passionate and graceful and conveying the majesty of thought that must pervade his island home..."
Tim Davies, New Directions Publishing Corporation

"...a genuine lyric gift and deals well with big issues..."
Harry Chambers, Peterloo Poets

"...I admired both content and technique..."
James Hogg, former Editor, Salzburg Poetry Publications

"...There is even a touch of Thomas Hardy around the edges of these poems, an enigmatic soulfulness conveyed with a light touch..."
Michael Woodward, Merton Journal


Selected Publications:
Caniadau Unigedd (The Abbey, Caldey Island, 2002)
Songs from Solitude (The Abbey, Caldey Island)
On the Night Tide (The Abbey, Caldey Island)
Delayed by Rough Seas (The Abbey, Caldey Island, 2003)
Watching for the Wind (The Abbey, Caldey Island, 2006)
Echoes from a Far Shore (The Abbey, Caldey Island, 2009)