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September 13, 2016
50th Anniversary of the Severn Bridge | An extract from Edging the Estuary
The original £8m Severn bridge was opened by the Queen on 8 September 1966, heralding a new economic era for South Wales. In celebration, here is an extract from Edging the Estuary by Peter Finch, in which Peter meets the men continuing the tradition…
September 9, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘Autumn Elegy’, Leslie Norris
Our Friday Poem this week marks the coming of autumn, and is taken from Leslie Norris: The Complete Poems, edited by Meic Stephens. This landmark publication of over 300 poems is a testament to a publishing life of more than sixty years. The late Les…
September 7, 2016
Poem a Month – September 2016
‘The Madonna of Oxfam’ from poet Judy Brown’s latest collection, Crowd Sensations, is September’s featured poem on the Poem a Month blog.
September 6, 2016
An Interview with Caroline Smith
Today we are joined by Caroline Smith, whose new poetry collection The Immigration Handbook weaves together stories of hope, frustration and pain, drawn from Smith’s experience as an Immigration Caseworker. Caroline Smith was born in Ilford and grew…
September 2, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘In September’, John Ormond
For this week’s Friday Poem we have ‘In September’ by John Ormond, from his Collected Poems, edited by Rian Evans. The poem was written for Glenys in celebration of their wedding anniversary, which fell on the 21st September. Since the two were marri…
September 1, 2016
Book nooks and beyond – where do you like to read?
We all have our favourite place – or places – to settle down in with a good book. Is yours a book nook? A library? The garden (weather permitting)? Take a look below for some inspiration, and tell us about your favourite reading spot by leaving a com…
August 26, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘Insomnia’, Tamar Yoseloff
This week our Friday Poem is taken from Tamar Yoseloff’s newest collection, A Formula for Night: New and Selected Poems, which is half price on our website until midnight on Monday as part of the Seren summer sale. Tamar Yoseloff is a poet whose care…
August 24, 2016
Seren summer sale | 50% off books
The Seren summer sale is here for this week only, so curl up in a comfy armchair and have a browse on our website for some book bargains. We have something for everyone – everything from poetry to novels, short stories, art, history and biography. An…
August 24, 2016
Graham Mort longlisted for VC’s International Poetry Prize
Graham Mort has been longlisted for the Vice-Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize 2016, for his poem ‘Ordinary’. The prize celebrates the enduring significance of poetry to cultures everywhere in the world, and its ongoing and often seminal import…
August 22, 2016
Seren summer sale: 50% off our books for one week only
The Seren summer sale has landed – for one week only you can enjoy 50% off the books on our website! Everything from poetry, novels, short stories, art, biography and our enduringly popular Mabinogion books are included, so what are you waiting for?…
August 19, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘Bob’s Dogs’, Hilary Menos
It’s that time of the week again, and this time our Friday Poem is taken from Hilary Menos’ collection, Red Devon. Originally a food writer and journalist, Hilary Menos’ poems are often inspired by rural farming life in Devon where she lived for some…
August 12, 2016
Friday Poem – ‘A Pembrokeshire Artist’, Tony Curtis
This week we have a treat for you – our Friday Poem is one of the new poems from Tony Curtis’ forthcoming From the Fortunate Isles: New and Selected Poems (Seren, October 2016). From the Fortunate Isles, published in celebration of the author’s 70th…
