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May 10, 2023

Meet the ‘Cymru & I’ contributors

Later this year we’re publishing Cymru and I in partnership with Inclusive Journalism Cymru, a book of essays exploring Welsh identity. Now we are delighted to announce the nine contributors to the book.  Following the call for submissions, the edito…

May 5, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘The Crux’ by Vanessa Lampert

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘The Crux’ by Vanessa Lampert from her debut collection Say it With Me.

April 28, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘Girl Golem’ by Rachael Clyne

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Girl Golem’ by Rachael Clyne from her new collection You’ll Never Be Anyone Else.

April 21, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘My Welsh Wool Coat’ by Amy Wack

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘My Welsh Wool Coat’ by Amy Wack from the anthology Where the Birds Sing Our Names.

April 7, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘Magdalen’ by Damian Walford-Davies

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Magdalen’ by Damian Walford Davies from his collection Judas.

March 31, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘In Spring’ by Rhiannon Hooson

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘In Spring’ by Rhiannon Hooson from her collection The Other City.

Photo of Vanessa Lampert. She is smiling broadly at the camera and has short grey hair.

March 28, 2023

Three Seren Poets celebrate success in the Magma Poetry Competition 2022/23

Congratulations to Jonathan Edwards, Ilse Pedler and Vanessa Lampert

March 24, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘For Natalia’ by Eric Ngalle Charles

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘For Natalia’ by Eric Ngalle Charles from his debut collection Homelands.

March 21, 2023

Angela Graham features in new TV documentary to discuss her poetry in Ulster-Scots

Angela Graham has been interviewed about her Ulster-Scots poetry as part of a new documentary series

March 21, 2023

Grahame Davies partners with composer Paul Mealor to write a new suite of folk songs in Welsh and English

The suite called ‘Y Ddwy Chwaer / The Two Sisters’ was performed at St David’s Cathedral

March 17, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘Curating a space for anachronistic design’ by Nerys Williams

In anticipation of Mother’s Day and because today is St Patrick’s Day, this week’s Friday Poem is ‘Curating a space for anachronistic design’ by Welsh/Irish poet Nerys Williams from her new collection Republic.

March 10, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘My Birth’ by Pascale Petit

Following International Women’s Day, this week’s Friday Poem is ‘My Birth’ by Pascale Petit from her collection What the Water Gave Me: Poems After Frida Kahlo.

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