Few poets nowadays have the patience to write odes, and
fewer still get them printed. But Mr. Theodore Edward Jones, who has produced an ode on St. Asaph Tower, is actuated by a very definite and worthy. purpose. He tells the story of the venerable little Welsh cathedral in verse, so that he may amuse interest in its welfare and raise money for - the repairs that are urgently needed if the- building is not to fall in ruin. Mr. Jones's earnestness makes his poem attractive. In successive sections he recalls leading episodes in St. Asaph's history, such as its spoliation by Owain Glyndwi, and he refers to the new and kindlier spirit in Welsh religious life that has come since the Welsh 'Church was severed froth the State. The pamphlet may be had for ls. 3d., post- free, from the S.P.C.K., Northumberland Avenue, or from Mt. R. S. Williams, High Street, St. Asaph.
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