Seren Events Archive
The latest news on Seren’s books, authors, events and prizes.
Seren authors Sophie Buchaillard and Eric Ngalle Charles discuss their recent books This is Not Who We Are and Homelands which both touch on themes of migration in this in-person event at the Gragetown Pavillion. Grange Pavilion, Grange Gardens, Cardiff CF11 7LJ. Book your free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/booktalk-sophie-buchaillard-in-conversation-with-eric-ngalle-charles-registration-533502469247?aff=ebdsoporgprofil Find out more here: https://cardiffbooktalk.wordpress.com/2023/02/13/this-is-not-who-we-are-sophie-buchaillard-in-conversation-with-eric-ngalle-charles/
SOLD OUT The Singing Page – a poetry workshop with Paul Henry This workshop welcomes new and experienced poets keen to explore the abiding influence of music on poetry. Whether you’re a poet seeking to refine the lyricism of your ‘voice’, or a songwriter keen to extend the range of your lyrics, here’s an opportunity to try out and discuss new approaches within a friendly, supportive atmosphere. You’ll ask what poetry can learn from the song lyric, and vice versa; reminding yourselves how the “sullen art” is rooted in song, from the dancing roots of metrical forms to the personal jazz of free...
The Little Hours poet Hilary Llewellyn-Williams is joined by Ann Gray and David Woolley as they read their poetry at the Melville Centre for Arts, Pen-Y-Pound, Abergavenny NP7 5UD. Ann Gray has an MA in Creative writing from the University of Plymouth. Her collections include At The Gate (Headland, 2008), The Man I Was Promised (Headland, 2004), and most recently, a pamphlet, I wish I had more mothers a winner in the Smith/Doorstop pamphlet competition 2018. She was Poet in residence at Cambridge University Botanic Gardens as part of the Thresholds University Museums Project, curated by the...
On Tuesday 11th April, we’re hosting a special Seren Showcase at Waterstones Cardiff where four fantastic Seren poets will be reading from their latest collections. Featuring Paul Henry, Rhiannon Hooson, Abeer Ameer and Eric Ngalle Charles, this promises to be an inspiring night of poetry hosted by Seren Poetry Editor Rhian Edwards. Tickets are £6 and available from the Waterstones website https://www.waterstones.com/events/seren-showcase/cardiff About the books Inhale/Exile by Abeer Ameer Abeer Ameer writes of her forebears in her first collection, Inhale/Exile which was shortlisted for...