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Two acclaimed creatives on identity & art
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<p><br />The life of the influential Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard has inspired this book of poems by Marianne Burton.</p><p>Burton, whose debut collection, <a href="https://www.serenbooks.com/productdisplay/she-inserts-key"><em>She Inserts The</em> <em>Key</em></a>, was...
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<p><br />Whether it’s myth intended to explain the constellations, the secret of eternal life, or the bloodthirsty tale of the mead of poetry, Ross Cogan’s collection <em>Bragr</em> (meaning ‘poetry’ in Old Norse) is a reimagining of Norse mythology for our times. In particular, the...
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<p><strong>‘A rare duet, in which father and son rediscover a whole world through the redeeming power of art.’<br />– Declan Kiberd</strong></p><p><br />In <em>The Wellspring </em>acclaimed novelist and dramatist Barney Norris conducts a conversation with his even...
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<p><strong>‘Six stellar short stories’ – <em>Buzz Magazine</em></strong></p><p><strong>‘A glorious book about everything important: love and sex and conflict and mortality. Meredith writes with such acuity, above all with such generosity.’</strong...
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<p><strong>‘The Real Cardiff books have always been the locals’ best guide to the city’<br />– <em>Cardiff Life</em></strong></p><p><strong><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">‘</font>Utterly compelling...
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<p><strong>‘Wonderfully lucid and economical... precise and delicate in its use of language’ – Andrew Taylor</strong></p><p><strong>'This is a radiantly-written and vigorous collection by a rising star of British poetry.’<br />– David...
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<p><br /><strong>‘At once heartbreaking and comfortingly human, with the skill to make your spirits soar.’ – <em>SkyLightRain</em></strong></p><p><strong>‘Claire Williamson's poems are beguiling hybrids – self-assured yet...
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<p><em>Try the Wilderness First: Eric Gill and David Jones at Capel-y-ffin</em> is the only study devoted to controversial artist Eric Gill’s artistic and religious community in the Black Mountains of Wales during the 1920s, told through the character and work of Gill himself and David Jones, two of Britain...
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<p><strong>Winner of the Kunstnerprisen 2013.</strong></p><p><strong>‘As funny as a Nick Hornby, but with an existential seriousness that cannot be mistaken.’<br />– </strong><em><strong>Ekstra Bladet</strong></em></p><p><...
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<p><strong>‘The story behind why this was written is equally as inspiring as are the dishes’ – <em>Buzz Magazine</em></strong></p><p><strong>‘[Sarah Philpott’s] reasoning to try vegan food is sound. Less cruelty, more deliciousness, and some...
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<p><strong>‘A deftly-written and highly moving account of the effects of dementia’ – <em>Everybody’s Reviewing</em></strong></p><p><strong>‘A triumph... contemporary, funny, relevant and personal’ – <...
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<p><em>Way More Than Luck </em>is the vivid debut collection from the well-known young poet and critic Ben Wilkinson. The book opens with a series of poems that, with a remarkable clarity and sympathy, recall a battle with clinical depression: the “days when you weren’t anyone. Days gone undercover...&...
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<p><strong>‘Here is a rich and comforting voice next to you in the dark. Twenty eight poems so beguiling you know not whether they depict ancient folklore or an everyday occurrence in the next but one village’<br />– <em>Caught by the River</em></strong></p><p>...
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<p>This festive Christmas card features the winning poem from Seren’s 2017 Christmas Poetry Competition: ‘The Grey Mare’ by Mari Ellis Dunning, which takes its inspiration from the Welsh Mari Lwyd Christmas tradition.</p><p>Each pack contains five A5 cards and envelopes.</p><p>...
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<p>Poems need head, heart, and soul but this particular <em>Mslexia</em> Poetry Prize-winning pamphlet has an extra ingredient – a feminist kick. Bryony Littlefair is acutely aware of women’s lives and gives us mothers, daughters, grandmothers, friends and colleagues whose adventures...
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<p>This sparking selection of Christmas poems includes all those shortlisted for Seren’s inaugural Christmas Poetry Competition.</p><p>Poetry Editor Amy Wack was looking for poems full of feeling that resist cliché, that touch on classic ‘Christmas’ themes, but bring them to life...
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<p><strong>‘There are more, often hilarious, vignettes than points on the local map, every one of which is covered’ – <em>The Yorkshire Times</em></strong><br /> </p><p>In <em>Real Barnsley</em>, Ian McMillan delves into the past of the Barnsley area...
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<p><strong>‘Norena Shopland has lovingly trawled the Welsh archives for evidence of past lives lived in society’s shadows; the stories herein are both inspiring and heartbreaking in equal measure.’<br />– </strong><em><strong>Buzz Magazine</strong></em...
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<p>‘<strong><em>A Watchful Astronomy</em> is such an unclouded, moving and accessible collection it should be prescribed by the NHS for those who say they cannot stomach poetry because it’s too difficult or irrelevant.’ – Poetry School</strong></p><p><...
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<p><strong>‘Rippled through with uncommon beauty’ – SkyLightRain</strong></p><p><strong>‘Dip into Walton’s jazzed-up version of the world and you will inevitably surface from the pages in a brighter hue.’ – Wales Arts Review</strong>...
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<h3><strong>Free download</strong></h3><p>Enjoy free samples from Seren’s vibrant and varied 2017 poetry list in this free PDF.</p><p>There are a number of poems from striking debut collections: ‘Lake Fever’ from Polly Atkin’s <a href="http://serenbooks.com/...
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<p><strong>‘This is a great story, told with sensitivity, and a first class an eye for comedy. A memorable read.’ – Rubery Book Award</strong></p><p><strong>‘Handled with great sensitivity, this has great comedy, exciting developments and very moving moments, right through...
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<p>In a case which shocked the country, Mandy Power, her bed-ridden mother and her two young daughters were battered to death in a ferocious attack during the early hours, in June 1999. The crime sparked the largest criminal investigation ever mounted in Wales yet to public dismay the police made little progress.</p><p>...
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<p><em>Welsh Verse</em>, Tony Conran’s milestone of translation, makes a welcome return. Formerly the <em>Penguin Book of Welsh Verse</em>, Seren has expanded the selection of what is the standard text of high quality translations of Welsh poetry stretching from the sixth century to the late twentieth...
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