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Posted on July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 by Seren Books

Friday Poem – ‘Time Lapse at Porthmeor’ by Lorcán Black

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Time Lapse at Porthmeor’ by Lorcán Black from his Poetry Book Society recommended collection Strange Husbandry.

Time Lapse at Porthmeor
We haven’t yet developed bad habits.
The wind is lapping the surf like a dog.
The five of us are watching the sun set over the sea.
In the soft, dark cloak of night we will uncork the wine.
Your huge hands are tender, warm on my shoulders.
Around us, the others take turns rolling dice.
Beyond the open window, the sea will be salting the rockpools into the
deep dawn hours.
I don’t mind telling you, you’re developing a habit of holding my hand
while you sleep.
Deep, dark crevices, my hands keep reaching.
We climb & climb, boots slipping, wet stone.
Sheer rock face – I sweep the moss off wet stone.
Boots slipping, I go & go –
You reaching back & back.

Posted on June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 by Seren Books

Strange Husbandry by Lorcán Black is a PBS Autumn Recommendation

This cover shows a dark Renaissance-style painting of a woman with paint peeling away over her face and body. The text reads: Strange Husbandry, Lorcan Black

We’re delighted that Lorcán Black’s forthcoming collection Strange Husbandry is a Poetry Book Society Autumn Recommendation for 2024.

Chosen by Jo Clement, Roy McFarlane and Shivanee Ramlochan, the Autumn Selections include:

Autumn Choice: Signs, Music – Raymond Antrobus – picador

Recommendation: AGIMAT – Romalyn Ante – Chatto

Strange Husbandry – Lorcán Black – Seren

The Keelie Hawk, Poems in Scots – Kathleen Jamie – Picador

BLUFF – Danez Smith – Chatto

Special Commendation: Adam – Gboyega Odubanjo – Faber

Translation Choice: Guillaume Apollinaire and Velimir Khlebnikov – Birds, Beasts and a World Made New – Pushkin Press

Strange Husbandry is available to pre-order now. Publishing 15th July 2024.

This September, you’re invited to explore the unseen and the unsettling. From dark and menacing landscapes to the everyday terrors of domestic settings disturbingly close to home, these stories will horrify and delight in equal measure. Be prepared, for ‘this is a land of ancient power, and even more ancient beings...’ Pre-order the latest addition to our Welsh Gothic series, ‘Giving the Darkness Life’ on our website now.
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Stories by @markblayney1, Mary-Ann Constantine, @damianwalforddavies, Caradoc Evans, Dorothy K. Haynes, @lucie_mckhardy Arthur Machen, Elinor Mordaunt, John Llewellyn Probert, L.T.C. Rolt, @priyasharma1000, Edward Thomas, Elizabeth Walter and D.P. Watt
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@inpressbooks @books.wales #WelshGothic #SerenBooks #NationalYearOfReading2026 #SpookySeason #AutumnBooks

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This September, you’re invited to explore the unseen and the unsettling. From dark and menacing landscapes to the everyday terrors of domestic settings disturbingly close to home, these stories will horrify and delight in equal measure. Be prepared, for ‘this is a land of ancient power, and even more ancient beings...’ Pre-order the latest addition to our Welsh Gothic series, ‘Giving the Darkness Life’ on our website now.
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Stories by @markblayney1, Mary-Ann Constantine, @damianwalforddavies, Caradoc Evans, Dorothy K. Haynes, @lucie_mckhardy Arthur Machen, Elinor Mordaunt, John Llewellyn Probert, L.T.C. Rolt, @priyasharma1000, Edward Thomas, Elizabeth Walter and D.P. Watt
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@inpressbooks @books.wales #WelshGothic #SerenBooks #NationalYearOfReading2026 #SpookySeason #AutumnBooks

We had a wonderful time listening to @megan.c.hayes talking about her memoir ‘Glimmering’ with Kath Little from @bardic_books at St Illtud’s church in Llantwit Major on Saturday. Diolch yn fawr to everyone who joined us and to Kath for hosting! Copies of ‘Glimmering’ are available now in your local bookshop.
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#Glimmering #Memoir #SerenBooks #IndependentBookshop #NationalYearOfReading2026

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We had a wonderful time listening to @megan.c.hayes talking about her memoir ‘Glimmering’ with Kath Little from @bardic_books at St Illtud’s church in Llantwit Major on Saturday. Diolch yn fawr to everyone who joined us and to Kath for hosting! Copies of ‘Glimmering’ are available now in your local bookshop.
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#Glimmering #Memoir #SerenBooks #IndependentBookshop #NationalYearOfReading2026

Ebooks available now! ‘In Search of Sea Dragons’, ‘Muslim Wales’ and ‘The Waters That Raised Us’ are now available from all major ebook retailers meaning you can take them with you on the go 🎉 Do you prefer reading ebooks, print books or both?
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@severn.sea.fossils @azimwales @tayloredmonds #Ebooks #Kindle #SerenBooks #BooksFromWales #LoveReading

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Ebooks available now! ‘In Search of Sea Dragons’, ‘Muslim Wales’ and ‘The Waters That Raised Us’ are now available from all major ebook retailers meaning you can take them with you on the go 🎉 Do you prefer reading ebooks, print books or both?
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@severn.sea.fossils @azimwales @tayloredmonds #Ebooks #Kindle #SerenBooks #BooksFromWales #LoveReading

🏆@maggiepoet continues her winning streak having won the Guyana Prize for Literature Poetry Award with her collection ‘I Sing to the Greenhearts’! Available now in bookshops nationwide and on our website!
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#AwardWinning #GuyanaPrize #Poetry #PoetryBooks #SerenBooks

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🏆@maggiepoet continues her winning streak having won the Guyana Prize for Literature Poetry Award with her collection ‘I Sing to the Greenhearts’! Available now in bookshops nationwide and on our website!
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#AwardWinning #GuyanaPrize #Poetry #PoetryBooks #SerenBooks

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