Jonathan Bradley is a writer and poet, and City Sonnets is his fourth published collection of poetry. Much of his work focuses on the relationship between people and their environments, including the natural world and urban landscapes. His poems have been included in several other books and poetry magazines, most recently The Alchemy Spoon. He has made a number of public readings of his work at literary events and has contributed articles to many periodicals. Jonathan is a Director of the War Poets Association and a member of the Council of the European Centre for Peace and Development in Belgrade. He divides his time between homes near Bristol and in the Languedoc in southern France, and has travelled widely during a varied professional career in business and the academic world.

• Preface; City Bard; Addict; Beggar; Book Group; Carnival; Cathedrals; Cats; Cinema; Citizens; City Farm; Commuter Train; Concert Hall; Corner Shop; Councillor; Delivery Driver; Demonstrator; Dog-walker; Escaping From a Pre-computer Office; Friday Night; From a Distance; Ideal Estate; Massage Parlour; Monday; Pandemic Ward; Parks; Rats; Refuse; Rough Sleeper; Rule by Bells; Service Area; Stock Exchange; Sandwich-eaters; Traffic Joy; Under a Spell of Shyness; Urban Cyclist; Vegan Restaurant; Acknowledgements;

Jonathan Bradley is a writer and poet, and City Sonnets is his fourth published collection of poetry. Much of his work focuses on the relationship between people and their environments, including the natural world and urban landscapes. His poems have been included in several other books and poetry magazines, most recently The Alchemy Spoon. He has made a number of public readings of his work at literary events and has contributed articles to many periodicals. Jonathan is a Director of the War Poets Association and a member of the Council of the European Centre for Peace and Development in Belgrade. He divides his time between homes near Bristol and in the Languedoc in southern France, and has travelled widely during a varied professional career in business and the academic world.

• Preface; City Bard; Addict; Beggar; Book Group; Carnival; Cathedrals; Cats; Cinema; Citizens; City Farm; Commuter Train; Concert Hall; Corner Shop; Councillor; Delivery Driver; Demonstrator; Dog-walker; Escaping From a Pre-computer Office; Friday Night; From a Distance; Ideal Estate; Massage Parlour; Monday; Pandemic Ward; Parks; Rats; Refuse; Rough Sleeper; Rule by Bells; Service Area; Stock Exchange; Sandwich-eaters; Traffic Joy; Under a Spell of Shyness; Urban Cyclist; Vegan Restaurant; Acknowledgements;

Jonathan Bradley is a writer and poet, and City Sonnets is his fourth published collection of poetry. Much of his work focuses on the relationship between people and their environments, including the natural world and urban landscapes. His poems have been included in several other books and poetry magazines, most recently The Alchemy Spoon. He has made a number of public readings of his work at literary events and has contributed articles to many periodicals. Jonathan is a Director of the War Poets Association and a member of the Council of the European Centre for Peace and Development in Belgrade. He divides his time between homes near Bristol and in the Languedoc in southern France, and has travelled widely during a varied professional career in business and the academic world.

• Preface; City Bard; Addict; Beggar; Book Group; Carnival; Cathedrals; Cats; Cinema; Citizens; City Farm; Commuter Train; Concert Hall; Corner Shop; Councillor; Delivery Driver; Demonstrator; Dog-walker; Escaping From a Pre-computer Office; Friday Night; From a Distance; Ideal Estate; Massage Parlour; Monday; Pandemic Ward; Parks; Rats; Refuse; Rough Sleeper; Rule by Bells; Service Area; Stock Exchange; Sandwich-eaters; Traffic Joy; Under a Spell of Shyness; Urban Cyclist; Vegan Restaurant; Acknowledgements;