The Undertaker’s Invoice

“Often challenging, frequently poignant and sometimes uproariously funny, Ifor’s poems are always engaging. This latest collection gets to grips with the challenges of the advancing years – hard to believe as Ifor is a super fit sea swimmer and is surely indestructible. I can strongly recommend this new work. Death may have no antidote, but in this fine collection of poems it has a worthy antagonist. Acknowledging, but still challenging the threat of the Grim Reaper, these candid, clear-sighted poems show that Ironic can be heroic too.”
– Grahame Davies

Ifor Thomas is back! This poet has published eight books of poetry and one of prose, his writing has won prizes - the John Tripp prize for spoken poetry, The Welsh Prize in the Cardiff International poetry competition, British Airways travel writer of the year.Ifor Thomas is back! This poet has published eight books of poetry and one of prose, his writing has won prizes – the John Tripp prize for spoken poetry, The Welsh Prize in the Cardiff International poetry competition, and the British Airways travel writer of the year. 

The book confronts death, but also celebrates the sporting life with poems about running, swimming and cycling. Celebrities make appearances – Ronnie O’ Sullivan, the snooker player, and who else but Simon Armitage.