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Following the success of Penmon Point , Peter Walkers first short collection of poems, the St Asaph diocese vicar has been busy composing his second volume, Old Men in Jeans , which will be published this month.

Revd Peter Walker is an Anglican priest working in the Church in Wales and has been writing poetry since his teenage years, but it is only since joining the Diocese of St Asaph that hes started publishing his work.

The poems in Old Men in Jeans have been built on the theme of Christian legacy and spirituality in Wales, and the collection includes some personal reflections and experiences as a priest. I think that Ive found my personal voice in Old Men in Jeans , said Peter Walker.

One of my concerns is the language of church, because as secularism takes more of a hold, people are losing the vocabulary of church, and so its a question of how do we connect with the post-modern world.

What I have therefore tried to do is connect with people in two ways, Peter explained. Firstly, Ive tried expressing the core values of the Christian faith, which tend to get lost in the individualism and assertiveness of today's world. Secondly, Ive taken inspiration from our Celtic heritage of personal Godliness, and the way we are called to discover our inner spirituality.

Peter Walker is originally from the West Midlands, and taught Modern Languages for many years before working for a time in a parish in Telford, Shropshire. He now lives and works on the Welsh coast in the diocese of St Asaph, and is married with a daughter, and an agoraphobic cat!

Old Men in Jeans is Peter Walkers second collection of poems following on from Penmon Point , which was published in 2011. Both publications are available to buy directly from Y Lolfa or The Welsh Books Council .

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