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November 25, 2014
The Seren Christmas Bookshop is Back
Following a successful first year, Seren will once again be hosting a pop up bookshop. This year, the shop will be located in Cardiff’s cultural hub, Chapter Arts Centre. The shop will be launching on 6th December, as part of small business Saturday,…
November 21, 2014
Friday Poem – Sea’s Answer
This Fridays poem, Sea’s Answer, comes from Sheenagh Pugh’s new collection Short Days, Long Shadows. Taking inspiration from the Shetland Islands, these poems are steeped in the wilder weathers and views of rugged coastlines, sweeping sea-vistas and…
November 20, 2014
‘Once on-board, the eulogy is worth hearing’ – Bilbao New York Bilbao by Kirmen Uribe
Bookmunch review Bilbao – New York – Bilbao
November 19, 2014
Jonathan Edwards Shortlisted For The 2014 Costa Poetry Award
Jonathan Edwards has been shortlisted for the 2014 Costa Poetry Award with his debut book of poetry, My Family and Other Superheroes. The news comes just a few months after the collection was shortlisted for the Fenton Aldeburgh Poetry Prize.
November 19, 2014
Jonathan Edwards Shortlisted for the 2014 Costa Poetry Award
Jonathan Edwards has been shortlisted for the 2014 Costa Poetry Award with his debut book of poetry, My Family and Other Superheroes. The news comes just a few months after the collection was shortlisted for the Fenton Aldeburgh Poetry Prize. The Cos…
November 7, 2014
Friday Poem – MIG–21 Raids at Shegontola
This Friday’s poem, MIG–21 Raids at Shegontola, comes from Mir Mahufuz Ali’s debut collection Midnight, Dhaka. Rich in visual and aural descriptions, Mahfuz writes with a shocking directness about the atrocities he witnessed as a child in war-torn Ba…
November 5, 2014
Seren Talks to … Jo Mazelis
We’ve been talking to Jo Mazelis about life as a writer, feminism, meeting PD James and her new book Significance.
October 31, 2014
Friday’s Poem – A Birthmother’s Catechism (September 11, 1986)
This Friday’s poem, A Birthmother’s Catechism (September 11, 1986), comes from Carrie Etter’s collection Imagined Sons, A book of vivid, heartbreaking poems on the experience of giving up a child for adoption. Etter imagines the possible destinies fo…
October 24, 2014
Friday Poem – Letter to my Optician
This Friday’s poem, Letter to My Optician, comes from Judy Brown’s 2011 Forward shortlisted debut collection, Loudness. A straightforward manner and a gift for ironic humour belie the artful complexities and the exacting observations evident in her w…
October 23, 2014
Pascale Petit Shortlisted for the 2014 TS Eliot Prize
Pascale Petit has been shortlisted for the 2014 TS Eliot Prize for the fourth time with her collection Fauverie, A collection every bit as vivid and emotive as the art of the Fauves which the title evokes.
October 23, 2014
Pascale Petit Shortlisted for the 2014 TS Eliot Prize
Pascale Petit has been shortlisted for the 2014 TS Eliot Prize for the fourth time with her collection Fauverie, A collection every bit as vivid and emotive as the art of the Fauves that the title evokes. Described as ‘the prize most poets want to wi…
