Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Littafin farko da Davies ya wallafa shi ne babban aikin waka na 1938 "Gwalia Deserta". An yi wahayi zuwa ga ayoyin da ke ciki a wani bangare ta irin wannan bala'in ma'adinai kamar wanda ke cikin Marine Colliery a Cwm kusa da Ebbw Vale a 1927, da kuma rashin nasarar Babban Yajin Aikin Burtaniya na 1926
, Babban Mawuyacin hali a Burtaniya da kuma tasirin su a kan kwarin Wales ta Kudu.