Forward Single Poem 2023 (Highly Commended)

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“Lyrical Invention” (prompted by Welsh language trolling on Twitter) was Highly commended in this year’s Forward Competiton It was originally published by Planet : The Welsh Internationalist and shepherded by the supportive editorship  of Emily Trahair. Dwi’n ddiolchgar ofnadwy i Emily a’i chefnogaeth cynnar. Rhaid cefnogi cylchgronau bach – weithie yr unig le ceir dadynsoddiadau   gwir annibynnol. Emily showed such support when it was needed at the early stages of making a book- Planet needs support as do all our small journals  and magazines. There we find true independent reflection and analytic enquiry. Precious — werth y byd.  Having Planet’s early support really helped me secure the volume REPUBLIC from seren. Diolch. x  … Read More →

Five artistic influences: REPUBLIC (Wales Arts Review)

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The good people form Wales Arts Review asked me for five key influences on the writing of REPUBLIC- so I went with first thought best thought. I  believe these to be true (at least for a prose volume  reflecting on language, music and community… ) FIVE ART WORKS- WALES ARTS REVIEW

Cyfweliad Golwg am y Weriniaeth/ Interview in Golwg (REPUBLIC)

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    Y bardd gafodd ei sbarduno gan y Sîn Roc Gymraeg “Roedd e’n creu ymwybyddiaeth bod sawl math o Gymreictod, a bod dim rhaid i chi fod yn hollol bur, bod dim rhaid i chi fod yn berchen ar garafán” NON TUDUR.       Linc GOLWG fyma- here

New volume and launch on 17th March in Goldstone Books Carmarthen 6-7:30pm

  Republic Nerys Williams   here  9781781726969 •  Poetry • Paperback • £9.99 “Republic is the explosive new poetry collection from Nerys Williams. In it she opens a window on life in rural west Wales during the 1980s and 90s when arts and culture boomed. English and Welsh-language post-punk bands, politics, feminism and family life are thrown together on the page as she questions what constitutes a republic?”   Praise for Republic “Nerys Williams has written a ‘gold rush’ of a book, at times explosive and at other times meditative and soulful. Her vignettes, richly poetic, zing and thrill, delight and haunt. You will want to slow down your reading… Read More →

Review of “Republic” BBC Radio Wales “The Review Show” 17th February

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BBC RADIO WALES: THE REVIEW SHOW 17TH FEBRUARY, 2022 Reviewing The Review Show: Delighted with the review on BBC Radio Wales – the reviewers engaged with Republic‘s key issues:  politics, music, subjectivity and the represenation of Welsh language. Many of the issues raised – where the book might fit in terms of it being an experiement in prose, how it might be seen as a cross genre work were particulalry thoughtful My aim in Republic  was to reach  a broader readership than my earlier work Sound Archive   to address the complexities of bilingualism and the thinking through of Welsh identity (without reverting to tropes). In the past I have… Read More →