In the land of RS Thomas
Back from a scorching hot week in North Wales, to which we took waterproofs, heavy duty walking boots and woollies, none of which […]
Tag: ty newydd
Ty Newydd and the ‘retired hobbyists’ – a few thoughts
Members of the poetry world are aghast at a recently published ‘Independent Review of Support for Publishing and Literature in Wales’. It’s a […]
Seven questions for poets #5 – Ian Humphreys
Today’s poet ready for a grilling is Ian Humphreys. I met Ian on the Ty Newydd masterclass we did a couple of years […]
Launch of The Rialto 80
It rained. Part of the building had fallen off. The bar was heaving with Carphone Warehouse partygoers. But The Rialto launch last night […]
Submissions update
Good news and bad news! Quick update first of all to my October ‘working on, waiting on’ post: Poetry London – standard rejection […]
A poem by David Borrott
I think there were only three men on the course at Ty Newydd, so I don’t know how that felt for them. David […]
A poem by Jenny Lewis
At Ty Newydd recently I was fortunate enough to be working alongside some wonderful poets, and with their permission I’ll be featuring some […]
At Ty Newydd, part 2
Here’s the longer post I promised about my week at Ty Newydd. First of all, some of the advice and sayings I captured […]
Aftermath
Back from Ty Newydd yesterday with a head full of I don’t know what. It wasn’t that I was sad to leave, far […]
At Ty Newydd, part 1
We’re halfway through the Ty Newydd poetry ‘masterclass’ with Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke, I’m writing this at 5am because my mind […]