THE BUS DRIVERS OF PENZANCE by Gray Lightfoot is a humourous collection of poems from this much-loved poet and retired bus driver from (you guessed it!) Penzance.
Get an insider’s look at navigating the narrow lanes of West Cornwall from the driver’s seat of a double-decker bus. In this humorous memoir, Gray Lightfoot shares the daily challenges of squeezing enormous vehicles past tourists, motorists, and cyclists along Cornwall’s scenic yet treacherous roads. With honesty and wit, Lightfoot reveals the mental acrobatics required to stay on schedule while avoiding collisions in the countryside’s tight spots. Armchair travellers will enjoy this entertaining ride through one driver’s comic tales and candid thoughts behind the wheel. More than just bus stories, it offers a rare glimpse into transporting passengers amid the region’s beauty and hazards.

Gray Lightfoot
Gray Lightfoot is a poet using humour and modern cultural tropes to land serious points and issues, often ‘breaking the third-wall’