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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.

March 8, 2023

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, we’re highlighting a range of titles which explore various thoughts and experiences affecting women’s lives today. Find many more fantastic books written by women on our website. Are You Judging Me Yet? by…

March 3, 2023

Friday Poem: ‘Antipodes’ by Glyn Edwards

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Antipodes’ by Glyn Edwards from his new collection In Orbit. Glyn Edwards’s new collection In Orbit is a sustained narrative of love, loss and longing. Using a variety of innovative forms, these poems explore grief and how…

March 1, 2023

9 Books for St. David’s Day

In celebration of St. David’s Day, here are 9 must-read books by Welsh authors. Welsh Retrospective – Dannie Abse Introduced and edited by Cary Archard, Welsh Retrospective collects poems from the across the career of renowned Welsh writer…

February 27, 2023

Guest Post: Listening to Republic – Nerys Williams

As we publish her new collection Republic, poet Nerys Williams gives us an insight into the music which accompanied its writing. Listening to Republic Writing Republic I found that post punk music of the 80s and 90s became key in an attempt to articu…

February 24, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘FISH’ by Peter Finch

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘FISH’ by Peter Finch. Originally published in The Machineries of Joy (2020), it now features in Volume Two of his Collected Poems which was published in 2022. Peter Finch’s remarkable career spans over fifty years. He has…

February 21, 2023

Recipe: Pancakes with blueberry compote and coconut cream

To celebrate Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day, we’re sharing this delicious recipe for pancakes with blueberry compote and coconut cream from The Seasonal Vegan by Sarah Philpott. If you’re looking for an in-season alternative to blueberries, why not s…

February 17, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘The way you knew’ by Alison Binney

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘The way you knew’ by Alison Binney from her Mslexia award-winning pamphlet Other Women’s Kitchens. Other Women’s Kitchens is Alison Binney’s debut pamphlet of poems and introduces us to a poet who writes with flair and fee…

February 10, 2023

Friday Poem – ‘You and I are ghosts in the future’s forest’ by Rhiannon Hooson

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘You and I are ghosts in the future’s forest’ by Rhiannon Hooson from her latest collection Goliat. Goliat is the second collection by Rhiannon Hooson, a follow-up to her Wales Book of the Year shortlisted debut, The Other…

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