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January 31, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘The Calling’ by Daljit Nagra
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘The Calling’ by Daljit Nagra from his collection British Museum (Faber & Faber). We are delighted to have Daljit joining us at the Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival in just two weeks time on Saturday 15 February at 1pm….
January 24, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Wales’ by Peter Finch
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘Wales’ by Peter Finch from his forthcoming collection The Machineries of Joy. Peter will be reading from this new collection at the Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival on Saturday 15 February. The Machineries of Joy is the vib…
January 21, 2020
‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’ to be turned into major drama series for ITV
Welsh actor Luke Evans will star in a new drama adaptation of The Pembrokeshire Murders produced for ITV by World Productions – makers of Bodyguard and Line of Duty.
January 17, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Loie Fuller’s Dancing School’ by Nerys Williams
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘Loie Fuller’s Dancing School’ by Nerys Williams from her collection Sound Archive. Nerys will be performing poems from her collection Cabaret at the Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival as part of the Cardiff Poetry Experiment….
January 10, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Eldest’ by Carrie Etter
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘Eldest’ by Carrie Etter from her collection The Weather in Normal. Carrie will be reading from The Weather in Normal as part of Poems for the Planet at the Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival. Etter’s fourth poetry collection,…
January 10, 2020
Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival Returns for its Third Year
The 2020 Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival is set to be the biggest yet, with 21 fantastic events over the course of this 3-day winter weekend.
January 3, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Weathering’ by Rhiannon Hooson
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘Weathering’, a new poem by Rhiannon Hooson. Rhiannon’s collection The Other City is available from Seren. Rhiannon Hooson is a gifted young poet born in mid-Wales and currently living in the Welsh Marches. The Other Cit…
December 20, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Noticing Cards While Eating Stuffing’ by Cathy Bryant
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Noticing Cards While Eating Stuffing’ by Cathy Bryant from the pamphlet Twelve Poems for Christmas. This sparkling selection of Christmas poems is the perfect stocking filler for any poetry addict. These are poems full of…
December 13, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Sea-Front House’ by Anne-Marie Fyfe
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Sea-Front House’ by Anne-Marie Fyfe from her new book No Far Shore: Charting Unknown Waters. No Far Shore by Anne-Marie Fyfe is no ordinary exploration of coastlines. She combines travel writing, history, memoir and poetry…
December 12, 2019
‘No Far Shore’: An Interview with Anne-Marie Fyfe
No Far Shore by Anne-Marie Fyfe is no ordinary exploration of coastlines. She combines travel writing, history, memoir and poetry in an intriguing meditation on the sea, the land, and the maps, lighthouses, islands, north, journeys and other things…
December 10, 2019
Seren Gift Guide: Give the Perfect Gift this Christmas
We all have them. That one person in the family who is impossible to buy presents for. They’re very particular so food or alcohol is out of the question and you bought them novelty socks last year so what are you going to do? Buy them a book of cours…
