Seren Events Archive
The latest news on Seren’s books, authors, events and prizes.
Rhythm is a crucial component in poetry and metre is a vital tool in the poet’s toolbox. And even if you don’t want to write in metre, understanding and hearing metre, enhances the writing and reading of poetry. Join Cath Drake to cover the foundations of poetic metre: the main kinds of metre, focusing in particular on accentual-syllabic metre (such as iambic pentameter). Learn how to scan a poem for its metre and hone your poet’s ear. We’ll also try our hand at writing in metre too. This is an introduction for those new to poetic metre or those who want a refresher. Numbers are limited to 14...
The Cymmrodorion have pleasure in inviting you to an online lecture by Grahame Davies, 'The Dragon and the Crescent: Nine centuries of Welsh encounters with Islam'. Grahame examines a story of contact, coexistence and conflict between Wales and Islam across nine centuries of literature. Drawing on the research for his book The Dragon and the Crescent (Seren 2011), he surveys writings by Welsh authors in both languages. Taking in a range of literature —from the Crusades to the present day — he provides a comprehensive literary commentary on social and cultural change. By means of memoirs,...
Join three experienced poets, Judy Brown, Heidi Williamson, Sue Burge, on their individual journeys across time and space in poems that explore landscape, loss and love. You’ll be transported through the cities and countryside of Russia, and visit London’s Royal Academy of Dancing as it experiences the impact of the AIDS epidemic. You’ll move through the stunningly beautiful yet intimately elegiac landscape of Central Scotland. You’ll stop in Hong Kong and journey to Grasmere and North Wales for metaphysical and playful inspiration. In a one hour reading you’ll be amazed how far you can...
In this event, Leigh Hendra (The Hours Bookshop & Cafe, Brecon) will chat with renowned Welsh writer, Chris Meredith live on Zoom. Email hello@bleddfacentre.org to register your free place. Chris will be reading from and discussing his new poetry collection Still and novel Please which were released simultaneously in April of this year. Find out more at bleddfacentre.org. Christopher Meredith is a novelist, poet and occasional translator from Welsh into English. Born and brought up in Tredegar, in south Wales, he worked as a steel worker, a teacher and a lecturer before turning his...
West-Wales based author Rosalind Hudis joins us to read from her new collection Restorations (Seren 2021) alongside Elizabeth Parker, author of In Her Shambles (Seren 2018). Heather Trickey will also read from her debut collection Sorry About the Mess (Happenstance Press). As usual, our main reading will be followed by an open mic. Please email sarahjohnson@serenbooks.com to sign up. We ask readers to stick to one page of poetry or prose. Tickets £2 (plus admin fee), available from www.eventbrite.co.uk. Please note ticket sales will close at 7pm, half an hour before the start of the event...