Seren Events Archive
The latest news on Seren’s books, authors, events and prizes.
Gillian Clarke, the National Poet of Wales 2008 – 2016 and Queen’s Gold Medal winner, will be reading with support from Jonathan Edwards and Rhian Edwards.There will be additional readings from some of Swansea’s best published poets: Natalie Ann Holborow, Emily Vanderploeg, Rebecca Lowe & Rae Howells. Jonathan Edwards work has appeared in a wide range of magazines, including Poetry Review, The North, Poetry Wales and New Welsh Review. His debut collection, My Family and Other Superheroes (Seren 2014) was the winner of that year's Costa Poetry Award and his second collection Gen (Seren...
Join us for a candlelit evening celebrating all things literary with pop-up poetry readings, book displays, and more. Sir John Soane was an avid book collector and had a vast personal collection of works which he kept at his home and studio in Lincoln Inn Fields. The Archivist and Head of Library Services will present a display of some of Soane’s favourite books, rarely on show to the public, in the Museum's elegant Drawing Rooms. With a glass of prosecco in hand, you can also enjoy pop-up readings by Robert Seatter, Head of History at the BBC, from his latest collection, his fourth for...
From the 22nd January until the 19th February, an exhibition of photographs from Walking the Valleys will be on display at Cwtsh Arts Centre in Newport. Walking the Valleys is a collaboration between Cardiff author Peter Finch and Newport-based American photographer John Briggs. In words and pictures, it describes walks in 15 different Valleys towns and villages, paying homage to their industrial past and examining their post-industrial evolution into the 21st century. A free launch event for the exhibition will take place on Sunday 22nd January at 2pm. All welcome. Email info@cwtsh.org for...
Splash into poetry reading and writing sessions in 2023 with Cath Drake. The most enjoyable way to share and learn poetry is in a regular small group. In the first hour of these workshops, we'll discuss an inspiring batch of poems. We’ll look in depth at the poems and poetic techniques with expert guidance. The discussions in themselves are rich and life-enhancing. Then, after a short break, we’ll write together inspired by the poems and share our writing. Suitable for UK, Perth & other Aussie timezones. For further information visit: www.cathdrake.com Cath Drake’s collection The Shaking...
Sarah Wimbush will be reading from her Mslexia prize-winning pamphlet, Bloodlines (Seren, 2020) during a thumping afternoon of poetry at a Ukraine relief fundraiser. The event also includes readings from the outstanding Ian Parks and Joe Williams. Do join us: Open Mic, Bar, Book Box Raffle, Music at the Ukraine Centre, Doncaster. Entrance is free. Further details: @SarahWimbush
After two successful series, the Climate of Change workshops continue. Join Cath Drake for online workshops of reading, discussing and writing poetry and inspiring each other. This can be a difficult and overwhelming subject, but writing together is more enjoyable, nurturing, rewarding and productive. Find new and transforming angles into this complex crisis. These workshops are suitable for anyone who has a passion for the topic and for poetry, ideally, with some experience of writing. Join live international zoom workshops either in the morning UK time (Australia late afternoon / evening...