'When I asked my dad about Warrenpoint' from Siobhan Campbell's book Cross-Talk, has been chosen by the Forward judges for inclusion in The Forward Book of Poetry 2011 just out from Faber. This poem was first published by Bernard O'Donoghue in Oxford Magazine. Siobhan is giving a Christmas reading from her work on December 16th at Galway City Library, 7.30pm, as part of Galway's Over the Edge Reading Series.
Join Mike Jenkins Moor Music and Paul Henry The Brittle Sea at our final First Thursday poetry session of 2010.
Followed by an Open Mic session for all poetry enthusiasts to showcase their work.
2nd December, 7.30pm. Media Point Room, Chapter Arts Centre, Canton Cardiff. £2 entry.
First Thursday is supported by Academi.
Poet Paul Henry presents a long-overdue celebration of one of the greatest 20th century poets, W.S. Graham, on Radio 3 this weekend. Sunday 28th November 21.30 to 22.15
Seren joins the celebrations for National Short Story Week (22-28 Nov) by revisiting some great short stories collections, published over the last couple of years:
Sing Sorrow Sorrow: Dark and Chilling Tales by Gwen Davies (ed.).
Graham Mort Touch (2010)
Emyr Humphreys, The Woman at the Window (2009)
Glenda Beagan The Great Master of Ecstasy (2010)
Lloyd Jones My Favourite Colouring Book (2008)
TS Eliot Shortlisted poet Pascale Petit has recommended Seren title, Women's Work edited by Eva Salzman & Amy Wack.
In Inpress's online newsletter, Petit chose four titles including Women's Work. Petit whose latest title What the Water Gave Me: Poems after Frida Kahlo described the Seren title as, 'somewhere to find modern women poets gathered in one capacious volume'.