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October 3, 2019
Happy National Poetry Day! – Philip Gross Shares his Poetry Advice
Today is National Poetry Day, which means there are events happening up and down the country celebrating poetry. Not only that, but this year it is National Poetry Day’s 25th Anniversary. We’re joining in the fun by sharing some thoughts and advice f…
September 24, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘The Birds of Rhiannon’ by Rhian Edwards
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘The Birds of Rhiannon’ by Rhian Edwards, from her pamphlet Brood. Inspired by both a fascination with birds as well as intense personal experiences of motherhood and a broken relationship, Brood is a stunning pamphlet by p…
September 20, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Hare’ by Ross Cogan
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Hare’ by Ross Cogan, from his collection Bragr. Whether its myth intended to explain the constellations, the secret of eternal life, or the bloodthirsty tale of the mead of poetry, Ross Cogan’s collection Bragr (meaning ‘p…
September 16, 2019
An Interview with Robert Minhinnick
Robert Minhinnick is one of Wales’ (some would say Britain’s) most eminent writers. Next month we publish his latest novel Nia, the third book in his coastal trilogy all set in the same fictional resort. Ahead of its publication on the 1st October, R…
September 13, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Roads Across Europe’ by Martyn Crucefix
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Roads Across Europe’ by Martyn Crucefix, author of The Lovely Disciplines. Displaying his characteristic flair, craft and intelligence, Crucefix’s poems often begin with the visible, the tangible, the ordinary, yet through…
September 13, 2019
Jonathan Edwards in booksellers’ top 25 poetry books of the past 25 years
Jonathan Edwards’ Costa award-winning collection My Family and Other Superheroes amongst top 25 books of the last 25 years as chosen by booksellers.
September 13, 2019
‘Footnotes to Water’ is a PBS Winter Recommendation
Zoë Skoulding’s forthcoming collection Footnotes to Water is a PBS Winter Recommendation for 2019.
September 6, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Cell’ by Deryn Rees-Jones
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Cell’ by Deryn Rees-Jones which appears in her collection Erato. It was announced yesterday that Deryn’s poem ‘Firebird’, also from Erato, is amongst those highly commended by the Judges in the Forward Prizes for Poetry. O…
September 6, 2019
Deryn Rees-Jones is Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes
‘Firebird’ from Deryn Rees-Jones’ new collection Erato is amongst those highly commended by the judges in the Forward Prizes for Poetry.
September 4, 2019
Short Story of the Month – ‘Jumping Off’ by Sarah Evans
Our new short story of the month is ‘Jumping Off’ by Sarah Evans. Emma, a female wildlife photographer, is filming a family of barnacle geese. As the fluffy chicks take their first steps into the world, the cliff-edge of uncertainty lies before them….
August 30, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Gifts’ by Damian Walford Davies
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Gifts’ by Damian Walford Davies which appears in his collection Docklands: A Ghost Story. A disquieting fin-de-siècle ghost story in verse, Docklands explores grey worlds at the edges of the eye, conjuring late-Victorian C…
August 22, 2019
Friday Poem – ‘Severn Bore’ by Catherine Fisher
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Severn Bore’ by Catherine Fisher which first appeared in her 1988 collection Immrama, and later in our regional pamphlet Poems from The Borders. Poems from The Borders is part of Seren’s pamphlet series celebrating the spi…
