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Shani Rhys James, 'The Rivalry of Flowers' Exhibition on Tour, London, Northumbria, Aberystwyth

An exhibition of recent work by acclaimed painter Shani Rhys James MBE will opening in London in May 2013 and touring to selected venues in 2013/14. The exhibition is accompanied by a book The Rivalry of Flowers published by Seren.

Shani Rhys James at 60, Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff

10th May - 8th June: An exhibition of new paintings by Shani Rhys James will be on display at the Martin Tinney Gallery, 18 St. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff CF10 3DD. T.  +44 (0) 29 2064 1411 E. mtg [at] artwales [dot] com The Rivalry of Flowers, a book of new paintings and works by the artist, is out now from Seren.

Deryn Rees-Jones at Poet in the City event 'Rimbaud and Verlaine' in London

Monday 20th May, 7pm.  Poet-in-theCity: Rimbaud and Verlaine in London featuring poetry readings in English and Frence from Deryn Rees-Jones, Tim Matthews and David Harsnet.  King’s Place, 90 York Way N1 9AG 6:30 pm tickets £9.50 via King’s Place Website www.poetinthecity.co.uk

Kathryn Maris at Troubadour Coffee House Poetry, London

Monday, 20th May, 8pm. Transatlantic Signals with US and UK poets - a rare chance to hear what’s now and happening either side of the Atlantic.

Pascale Petit, 'Poetry in Translation', BBC Radio 4

Thursday 23rd May, 11.30am.  Just how do you translate a poem? Daljit Nagra speaks to poets Pascale Petit, Jo Shapcott, WN Herbert and Yang Lian, who share the pleasures and pitfalls of their methods of translation.

Chris Meredith at the Hay Festival

Sunday 26th May, 11.30 am. Poetry Reading: Chris Meredith and Anna Lewis. A reading from two new collections. A Scritture Giovani fellow, Lewis introduces Other Harbours; Meredith reads from Air Histories, commissioned partly about the Black Mountains for the Woollen Lines project.

Meirion Jordan at the Hay Festival

Monday 27th May, 11.30 am. Meirion Jordan, Felix Stephan, Laura Fidaleo and Maarten Inghels talk to Daniel Hahn, Scritture Giovani 2013. 

Lloyd Jones, Cynan Jones & Rhian Edwards at the Hay Festival

Tuesday 28th May, 5.30 pm. Lloyd Jones and Cynan Jones talk to Gwen Davies. New Tales From The Mabinogion.

Pascale Petit, Reading at the Keats Festival, London

Tuesday 28th May, 6.30-9pm. Anonymity & the Prizewinning Poem. Patricia McCarthy, Jane Draycott and Pascale Petit are top winners in this year’s National Poetry Competition, chosen from over 13,000 anonymous entries. They read together here for the first time, and discuss the liberations of anonymity, exploring how poems can escape their authors.

Tiffany Atkinson at the Hay Festival

Tuesday 28th May, 7.00 pm. Poetry Reading: Matthew Francis and Tiffany Atkinson. 

Grahame Davies and Tony Curtis at the Hay Festival

Wednesday 29 May, 4.00 pm. Grahame Davies and Tony Curtis: The Alchemy Of Water. This multi-media event delights in the transformational and magical quality of an element that is abundant in Wales.

Seren Poets Celebrate R.S. Thomas at the Hay Festival

Wednesday 29th May, 7.00 pm. R.S. Thomas Centenary Series 2. To celebrate the centenary of the birth of RS Thomas, eleven poets have written poems in response to works of his, which will be published as a limited edition by Hay Festival Press.

Dannie Abse and Owen Sheers at the Hay Festival

Thursday 30 May, 2.30pm. Dannie Abse reads, and talks to Owen SheersSpeak, Old Parrot. Please come and join us to celebrate the 90th birthday of the great Welsh writer, and the publication of his latest poetry collection.

Owen Sheers at the Hay Festival

Thursday 30th May, 4.00 pm. Owen Sheers and Carolyn Hitt - Calon: A Journey To The Heart Of Welsh Rugby. 

Simon Mundy and Deryn Rees-Jones at the Hay Festival

Thursday 30th May, 5.30 pm. Seren Poetry Reading: Simon Mundy and Deryn Rees-Jones.

Kathryn Maris reading at The Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea

Thursday 30th May, 7.30pm. Kathryn Maris will be reading from her new poetry collection God Loves You as part of 'Poets at the Dylan Thomas Centre'.

Premiere of Tony Curtis' New Play, Augustus, Gwen and Nina, Barry Arts Festival

Thursday 30th May, 7.30pm. The first performance of  Augustus, Gwen and Nina will take place as part of the Barry Arts festival at Barry Island Community Centre (just 600 yards from Barry Island Railway Station). Tickets: £6/£3. Suitable for over-16s only.  Running time approx 80 mins.