Director and screenwriter Billy Wilder said, on his 92nd birthday, "I
think I wasted my eighties."
Motivated by Wilder's disclosure as he approached his own eighth
decade, actor, director, and writer Leigh Lawson embarked on a quest to
assemble some of his previously unpublished poems, written during an
astonishing 60-year career.
This captivating first collection is accompanied by a background of
fascinating memories, intriguing stories, and anecdotes from around the time of
each poem's appearance.
Sometimes very funny, sometimes alarmingly moving, Now and Then is the extraordinary
journey of a life from poverty and abuse to achievement and fulfilment,
throughout which poetry has played a major role.
Paperback / softback | 130 pages | Published March 2025
