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February 28, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Spring’ by Kate Bingham
With St David’s Day on Sunday our Friday Poem this week is ‘Spring’ by Kate Bingham from her collection Infragreen. Perceptive, persuasive and intricately made, the poems of Kate Bingham’s third collection, Infragreen, take the reader on a startling…
February 21, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘The Winchman on Oscar Charlie’ by Sheenagh Pugh
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘The Winchman on Oscar Charlie’ by Sheenagh Pugh from her collection Afternoons Go Nowhere. A fascination for history, both as a source of human drama and a field for artful speculation, characterises this collection of p…
February 14, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘The Fabulists’ by André Mangeot
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘The Fabulists’ by André Mangeot from his new collection Blood Rain. André is appearing twice at the Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival on Saturday 15th February to read from his collection as part of the New Poetry Showcase a…
February 7, 2020
Friday Poem – ‘Cathedral Builders’ by John Ormond
Our Friday Poem this week is ‘Cathedral Builders’ by John Ormond from John Ormond: Collected Poems. John Ormond’s legacy as both a poet and award-winning documentary maker will be remembered at the Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival in the Inaugural Meic…
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…
