Lady Godiva and Me - by Liam Guilar

Lady Godiva and Me is a sharp, attentive and candid sequence, and so much more than just the re-telling of the legend of a lady who dared to ride through the city unclothed

Liam Guilar delves into the very nature of legend, discovering and giving voice to a woman who cut a unique and radical figure in collective and oral history. As well as the characters of Peeping Tom, Leofric and Godiva herself, the poems resound with the lives of Coventry people - from Anglo Saxon to modern times, overheard in conversation, in love, troubled and persistent, the city speaks.

It is a sequence as forceful and serious as it is sincere and heartfelt, startling and creative in its use of language and the way it reinterprets the power of historys narratives. Lady Godiva and Me unveils a meticulously crafted and surefooted debut from Liam Guilar a talent that should certainly be noted and watched.

Price: £5 ISBN: 978-0-9560559-1-0
Available to buy online at
http://www.ninearchespress.com/shop.html
Launched December 2008

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• Peeping Tom
• Leofric

[Bootlegger]

Many thanks for your comments, I'll pass this on to Liam. Kind regards Rich

[jrewing02]

Beautifully crafted video and wonderful story. I enjoyed it immensely!