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Win a copy of Tony Conran’s Welsh Verse
5 September 2017 - 04:15 pm
Enter our giveaway to win a copy of Tony Conran’s milestone of translation, Welsh Verse.To enter, simply sign up to the Seren newsletter before 1st October:https://www.serenbooks.com/newsletter/signupAbout Welsh VerseWelsh Verse has made a triumphant return to print. Tony Conran’s unrivalled volume of Welsh poetry through the ages contains meticulous translations stretching from the sixth century to the late twentieth century. Virtually every significant poet (or poem: there are...
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Paul Deaton’s forthcoming debut named as a Poetry Book Society Recommendation
15 August 2017 - 02:34 pm
The Poetry Book Society have just revealed their Winter selections, and we are delighted to announce that Paul Deaton’s forthcoming debut collection, A Watchful Astronomy, has been named as a Recommendation, alongside books by Ahren Warner, Tim Dooley and Anne Michaels. A Watchful Astronomy is due for publication 30 October.See the full Winter Selections announcement on the Poetry Book Society’s website. About A Watchful Astronomy:The poems in A Watchful Astronomy, Paul Deaton...
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Maggie Harris wins third prize, Welsh Poetry Competition
7 August 2017 - 04:29 pm
Maggie Harris, poet and author of short story collection Writing on Water, has won third prize in the International Welsh Poetry Competition for her poem, ‘On watching a lemon sail the sea’.See the full list of winners and commended poems on the Welsh Poetry Competition Website, and read Maggie’s prize-winning poem.   
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Win a copy of Black Shiver Moss
3 August 2017 - 09:50 am
Enter our giveaway to win a copy of Black Shiver Moss, Graham Mort’s masterly tenth collection of poetry.To enter, simply sign up to the Seren newsletter before 1st September:https://www.serenbooks.com/newsletter/signup About Black Shiver Moss:Graham Mort writes beautifully about North Yorkshire, but in Black Shiver Moss new places are made familiar by Mort’s vivid descriptions and evocations: landscapes and peoples as distant as South Africa and as close as...
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Legend of the month, Robert Minhinnick: all books 30% off
1 August 2017 - 12:15 pm
Each month we are shining the spotlight on one outstanding author in celebration of Wales’ year of legends, and for August, this is the prize-winning author of poetry, essays and fiction, Robert Minhinnick.Minhinnick is the co-founder of the environmental organisation Sustainable Wales, and was formerly the editor of Poetry Wales. He has written for television, provided columns for The Western Mail and Planet, and published a number of books – short stories, poetry, novels, and...
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