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Watch – Exposé: The Cardiff Poetry Scene (from 60s to the 90s)

Watch Exposé: The Cardiff Poetry Scene (from 60s to the 90s) – a fascinating conversation between Seren Poet Bob Walton and Parthian poet Tôpher Mills about the poetry scene in the Welsh capital from the 1960s to the 90s (Just Another Poet).

Wild Cherry: 'a collection destined to become a bookcase staple within the world of Welsh poetry.' – gwales.com

'Wild Cherry is a collection that does justice to a man respected, loved, and revered for his poetry, teaching, and friendship. With McGuinness’s introduction, editing and notes, the selection here serves to direct readers to Jenkins’s wider work. It is a collection destined to become a bookcase staple within the world of Welsh poetry.' 

– Liam Nolan (A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Books Council of Wales.)

Rose-tinted Skies

 

Yesterday’s crazy sky turned the lounge pink…

The Poetry Society's #BooksOfTheYear: Moon Jellyfish Can Barely Swim by Ness Owen

 

Day eight of The Poetry Society's #BooksOfTheYear 

Jane Aldous recommends Ness Owen's Moon Jellyfish Can Barely Swim (Parthian Books).

Cover Reveal: This Common Uncommon by Rae Howells

I’m delighted to be working with Rae Howells again for her new collection of poems This Common Uncommon, out with Parthan in May 2024, and available to pre-order now. 

I’ve been thinking about my former MA tutor Nigel Jenkins’ ‘Advice to a Young Poet’ (Wild Cherry: Selected Poems) again this week…

‘poems, au contraire – and not least in Cymru – / have made many things happen.’ 
We hope so! Let’s see…

Welsh Book of the Month: Wild Cherry

Hello December! We’re really pleased that Wild Cherry, the Selected Poems by Nigel Jenkins, edited with an introduction by Patrick McGuinness, is a Welsh Book of the Month! Available now from Parthian Books and your favourite bookshops!

Book Launch: The Return

This Saturday, join us for the launch of The Return: Selected Poems by Myfanwy Haycock, selected by broadcaster Jenni Crane

Buzz Review: Wild Cherry

A lovely, personal angle on this review of Wild Cherry from Mab Jones, here for Buzz... 

'A poet who I feel more affinity with than most; who writes about Wales but also about the cosmos (as I do); who’s as clear, pure, lucid, light, and accessible as I wish to be; who’s as true, bright, honest, right-seeing, and unafraid as I, also, aim for in my own work [...] Perhaps it’s because of the hills and the sky, the sea on our three sides and our cultural inheritance, but I find the landscape of Jenkins’ work here hugely appealing, highly inspiring, a mirror for me and the poet I am and would like to grow to be. [...] Honest, lively, so finely written, and entirely enjoyable and uplifting for any reader...'

https://www.buzzmag.co.uk/mab-jones-poetry-column-november-2023-nigel-jenkins-abigail-parry/

I'm looking forward to the launch of Wild Cherry: Selecte...

I'm looking forward to the launch of Wild Cherry: Selected Poems by Nigel Jenkins on Thursday 2 November, edited with an introduction by Patrick McGuinness and the wonderful cover features artwork by Iwan Bala. 6-7.30pm Mumbles Tabernacle Church, Newton Road Mumbles SA3 4AR ... please book a free ticket if you'd like to come...

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-wild-cherry-a-celebration-of-nigel-jenkins-poetry-and-legacy-tickets-712924214517

Reflecting on the Poetry Wales Winter Holiday Reading 28th November: Economic Stress

There's a lovely write up on the Poetry Wales Winter Readings by editor Zoë Brigley here.

https://zoebrigley.com/2023/11/28/reflecting-on-the-poetry-wales-winter-holiday-reading-28th-november-economic-stress/