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February 14, 2022
Poetry for Valentine’s Day
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with poetry collections that explore many different kinds of love. Don’t forget to sign up to our book club for 20% off all books you buy directly from us. The Brittle Sea: New and Selected Poems by Paul Henry With a musicia…
February 11, 2022
Friday Poem – From ‘You’ by John Haynes
With Valentine’s Day on the 14th February, this week’s Friday Poem is taken from the long-poem You by Costa-Award winning poet John Haynes. You is a book-length poem by the late poet John Haynes. The ‘You’ of the title is the narrator’s partner and w…
February 4, 2022
Friday Poem – ‘Sailing by Silvership’ by Polly Atkin
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Sailing by Silvership’ by Polly Atkin from her most recent collection Much With Body. Much With Body is the startlingly original second collection by poet Polly Atkin. The beauty of the Lake District is both balm and mirro…
January 28, 2022
Friday Poem – ‘Off the Hook’ by Carol Rumens
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Off the Hook’ by Carol Rumens from her collection De Chirico’s Threads, chosen by our new poetry editors Rhian Edwards and Zoë Brigley. De Chirico’s Threads by Carol Rumens features an unusual centre-piece, a verse-play, f…
January 28, 2022
Zoë Brigley and Rhian Edwards become joint Poetry Editors at Seren
Award-winning Welsh poets Zoë Brigley and Rhian Edwards are taking over from Amy Wack in February.
January 21, 2022
Sticky Toffee Pudding Day: A Recipe from The Seasonal Vegan
Sunday 23rd January is Sticky Toffee Pudding Day. As this month is also Veganuary, we wanted to re-share this indulgent Sticky Toffee Apple Pudding recipe from The Seasonal Vegan by Sarah Philpott. The perfect way to celebrate, especially when served…
January 21, 2022
Friday Poem – ‘Doxology’ by Dai George
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Doxology’ by Dai George from his collection Karaoke King. Dai George’s confident second collection Karaoke King, addresses the contentious nature of the times. Always deeply thoughtful but also alternately ebullient, angry…
January 14, 2022
Friday Poem – ‘21. When he tells me I’m not allowed’ by Kim Moore
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘21. When he tells me I’m not allowed’ by Kim Moore from All The Men I Never Married. Kim Moore’s eagerly awaited second collection All The Men I Never Married is pointedly feminist, challenging and keenly aware of the cont…
January 7, 2022
Friday Poem – ‘More Context Required’ by Vidyan Ravinthiran
Following our previous guest post by Zoë Brigley on ecojustice, this week’s Friday Poem is ‘More Context Required’ by Vidyan Ravinthiran from 100 Poems to Save the Earth. Our climate is on the brink of catastrophic change. 100 Poems to Save the…
January 6, 2022
Guest post: Zoë Brigley – What is Ecojustice?
In this guest post Zoë Brigley, co-editor of landmark anthology 100 Poems to Save the Earth, looks at ecojustice – what it is, why it’s important – and talks about its place within the anthology and in poetry more widely. Our climate is on the brink…
December 21, 2021
John Haynes Obituary
We are very sorry to have the news of the passing of John Haynes, a lovely person and a fine poet.
December 17, 2021
Friday Poem – ‘Offering’ by Alexandra Davis
As the last Friday Poem of 2021, this week’s Friday Poem is ‘Offering’ by Alexandra Davis from the festive pamphlet Twelve Poems for Christmas. Christmas Closing dates The Seren Offices will be closed for Christmas from Thursday 23rd December until M…
