Cathedrals are monumental buildings, often standing in the heart of our cities like a timeless centre of gravity. They can be seen from far away - from trains and motorways - competing on the skyline with office blocks and other modern constructions. Even in our more secular era, cathedrals carry a grandeur that gives us pause for thought. Perhaps this is because we know that they have probably taken longer to build than a human lifetime.
These wonderfully varied poems celebrate the majesty and meaning of all sorts of cathedrals. We encounter York Minster, St Davids and St Pauls during the blitz. We experience their rather solemn silence and the beauty of stained glass:
"Let your eyes walk
Through a glass garden -
All of these colours
Are born from one light" - from Rules For Visiting A Cathedral by Andrew Rudd

The poems will delight anyone who loves cathedrals for their beauty, their history of for the sense of peace we can feel when we go inside.