Texere is a selection of twenty years of existential observations on love, death, life, place and impermanence.

'In this impressive collection Gerald Frape's sharp intellect and passionate concern for a wide range of issues and experience, both public and private, are expressed in poems that exhibit a unique mix of intensity and playfulness. The meditative, the lyrical, the urgently searching - even a hint of rap - it's all here. In a tour de force of exploratory wordplay, notes of lament and accusation and humour accumulate and weave together. 'Texere' is a Latin word - 'to weave or construct with elaborate care.' Texere is a beautifully appropriate title for this engrossing book.' - Ross Gillett