Welsh Innovative Poetry in Sheffield 22nd April 2021
Blackbox Manifold 25 – Experiments from Wales 2021
Issue 25 Blackbox Manifold dedicated to Welsh Innovative Poetry curated by John Goodby Goodby writes: “This is a selection of recent work by eighteen poets who were born and / or brought up in Wales, or who are from elsewhere but work and write in Wales, or who have other meaningful ties to the country. Most of it was written in the last twelve months or so and therefore dates from the fraught countdown to Brexit, and a good deal of it was written during the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, directly or indirectly, it often reflects a strange and changeful period. Some of the poetry has been published before, but… Read More →
New Anthology of Surrealist Poems
New Anthology of Surrealist Poems Imagined Invited (Hafan Books, 2020) edited by Peter Greenslade and original artwork by Mark Sanders Sometime last year the kind David Greenslade sent our an invitation to some poets Surreal Poetry Game “This Game has rules (repeat . . . r.u.l.e.s. draconian/brutal) You are invited to write a poem meditating on the parlour game of Imaginary Dinner Guests (this is the game where we ask, “Who would you invite if you could invite anyone from time and space?”) The Rules Please compose a poem mentioning: between three to five guests (no more than five) at least one of the guests must have a connection with Wales at least… Read More →
Cardiff Poetry Experiment: 15th February 2020
As part of the Cardiff Poetry Festival I’ll be reading at an event hosted by Cardiff Poetry Experiment Saturday February 15 2020 Temple of Peace 18:00 Ailbhe Darcy hosts The Cardiff Poetry Experiment: Irish Women Poets “Wales Book of the Year winner, poet Ailbhe Darcy introduces this trio of performers who expand the limits of the Irish canon. Cherry Smyth will read from her extraordinary book on the Irish famine, Famished, accompanied by ‘Powerful, freewheeling’ jazz singer Lauren Kinsella. Multi-prizewinning poet Nerys Williams, originally from West Wales, now based in Dublin, reads from her thought-provoking collection, Cabaret, and new work” See more here https://cardiffpoetryfestival.com/event-14/
Poetry File on RTE Lyric FM: Broadcast Poem 18/5/19
RTE’s Lyric poetry slot in 2019 Each week on ‘Lyric Notes,’ Liz Nolan introduces a contemporary poem, read by the poet. My second poem ‘Performance’ (a poetic prose experiment) was broadcast on 18th May, 2019. As part of it I examined the process of writing the work. It can be listened to from here here
Poetry File on RTE Lyric FM: Broadcast Poem 6/4/19
RTE’s Lyric poetry slot in 2019 Each week on ‘Lyric Notes,’ Liz Nolan introduces a contemporary poem, read by the poet. My poem ‘Grace Notes for Amelia’ (offering a narrative on Earhart’s mis-landing in West Wales- yes, a true story ) was broadcast on April 6th, 2019. As part of it I examined the process of writing the work. It can be listened to from here
Reflection on the Poetry of War and Peace in Wales: Assembly for Wales, 19.02.19
Holy Glimmers of Goodbyes 19th February 2019, National Assembly, Cardiff A Day of Reflection on the Poetry of War and Peace in Wales As the centenary of the First World War draws to a close, Literature Wales invites you to a day of reflection and discussion on war and peace, with performances, readings, commissioned lectures, and presentations from some of Wales’ leading poets and writers. The event is kindly sponsored by First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford AM and organised by Literature Wales with generous support by the Welsh Government’s Cymru’n Cofio Wales Remembers 1914-1918 First World War Centenary Programme. The day will include contributions from: National Poet of Wales,… Read More →
Reading from ‘Another Music’ Hinterland Festival, Kells 23/6/2018
Reading extracts from ‘Another Music’ in O’Rourke’s (busy) pub as part of the Hinterland Literary Festival 2018
Phonica Seven, Smock Alley Theatre DUBLIN 27.11.2017
Phonica: Seven Monday 27 November 2017 7.30pm Boys School, Smock Alley Theatre Admission: €7.00 / €5.00 with Anna Jordan Doireann Ní Ghríofa The Quiet Club Mark Tokar Nerys Williams Jona Xhepa Phonica: Seven features performances from a range of vibrant, award-winning poets, musicians and artists with international outlooks and reputations working in the fields of electronic music, contemporary multilingual poetry, jazz composition, sound art, improvisation and theatrics, classical vocals, broken narratives, and more. Phonica is a series of linked events rooted in Word and Sound and with an emphasis on multiformity and the experimental. Conceived, programmed and hosted since early 2016 by Christodoulos Makris and Olesya Zdorovetska, Phonica aims to explore compositional and performative… Read More →
A Broken Tree: Francis Ledwidge Centenary- National Library Dublin 11.11.17
A Broken Tree consisted of two events: a seminar in the National Library of Ireland from 11am-1pm, and a concert at the National Gallery of Ireland at 3.30pm. These free events were arranged in partnership with the two cultural institutions. The National Library seminar featured presentations on Ledwidge’s life, his poetry, and Welsh war poet Hedd Wyn. Contributor: Dr Nerys Williams UCD ‘Community of the Black Chair: Encountering Hedd Wyn and Francis Ledwidge’, talk re: the Welsh poet Hedd Wyn who was killed on the same day as Ledwidge and is buried very close to him in Artillery Wood Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium.