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May 4, 2020
Guest Post: Peter Finch – Walking in a Lockdown
This morning, to celebrate National Walking Month, we have a guest post from avid walker and author of Walking Cardiff Peter Finch. He tells us what walking in a lockdown looks like for him when separated from his fellow wanderer John Briggs and how…
May 1, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Helvellyn’ by André Mangeot
Today marks the beginning of National Walking Month so today’s Friday Poem is ‘Helvellyn’ by André Mangeot from his new collection Blood Rain. Resonant, complex, rich in heft and texture, these are mature poems that grapple with serious themes. Beaut…
April 30, 2020
Four Books to Celebrate International Jazz Day
Today is International Jazz Day, a worldwide celebration of jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe. Here are four Seren titles you can celebrate with. On the Beach with Chet Baker by Robert Seatter “Presence and ab…
April 29, 2020
Short Story of the Month – ‘Scream, Scream’ by Glenda Beagan
Our new Short Story of the Month is ‘Scream, Scream’ by Glenda Beagan which features in The Green Bridge: Stories from Wales. The Green Bridge is an entertaining anthology of classic stories from twentieth century Wales. From Dylan Thomas to Ifan Pug…
April 24, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘What I’m Making With the World’ by Cath Drake
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘What I’m Making With the World’ by Cath Drake from her new collection The Shaking City. The shaking city of Australian poet Cath Drake’s debut poetry collection is a metaphor for the swiftly changing precarity of modern li…
April 22, 2020
Five Poems for Earth Day 2020
Today, Earth Day is marking its 50th anniversary. To celebrate, we’re sharing five poems from Seren authors who are writing about the natural world. Find out more about Earth Day and it’s aims here. ‘Prairie’ by Carrie Etter from The Weather in Norma…
April 17, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Spring’ by Paul Deaton
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Spring’ by Paul Deaton. Paul’s debut collection A Watchful Astronomy (Seren, 2017) was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. A Watchful Astronomy is a thoughtful poetry collection by a well-regarded author who has publishe…
April 8, 2020
An Interview with André Mangeot
Resonant, complex, rich in heft and texture, these are mature poems that grapple with serious themes. Beautifully crafted, and partly inspired by the poet’s love of the Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia, they address the natural world, its endangerment an…
April 3, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Iaith / llaeth’ by Katherine Stansfield
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Iaith / llaeth’ by Katherine Stansfield from her new collection We Could Be Anywhere By Now. In her second collection, We Could Be Anywhere by Now, Katherine Stansfield brings us poems about placement and displacement full…
April 2, 2020
Guest Post: Cath Drake – Inside the shaking city
Cath Drake’s debut poetry collection The Shaking City is due to be published on the 14th April. In today’s guest post, she reflects on its unexpected comfort given the situation we find ourselves in. Inside the shaking city “… a guide to staying clea…
March 27, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Summerhouse’ by Martyn Crucefix
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Summerhouse’ by Martyn Crucefix from his collection The Lovely Disciplines. Displaying his characteristic flair, craft and intelligence, Crucefix’s poems often begin with the visible, the tangible, the ordinary, yet throug…
March 26, 2020
Robert Minhinnick’s latest novel ‘Nia’ longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize.
Robert Minhinnick’s latest novel Nia has been longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize.
