Susie Wild's Blog: Wildlife, page 22

It is 4:30 in the afternoon again, dear

 

A poem from Windfalls reposted on The Cardiff Review yesterday... incidentally I've just taken delivery of more copies of the book if anybody would like a signed copy as it approaches a first birthday? I have some gigs coming up in Wales in May and June too. More on that when there is more on that…

The Cardiff ReviewApril 18 at 9:00 AM  · 

"and here we are, tangled up amongst the sheets / in your Twin-Peaks-red room, or is it my sycamore / green?" Read Susie Wild's poem, "It is 4:30 in the afternoon again, dear" https://www.cardiffreview.com/post/2021/01/03/it-is-430-in-the-afternoon-again-dear/

Wales Arts Review: Notes of Solidarity | Memories of Kyiv

I wrote a little something for Wales Arts Review about a visit to Kyiv. Already so much has happened in the days since I wrote it, but thinking of George Szirtes' post Despite Everything yesterday and Charlotte Shevchenko Knight's piece for the Poetry Translation Centre 'In Place of Memory', I share it now...

'Notes of Solidarity is a series of reflections on the #Russian war on #Ukraine by some of Wales’s leading literary figures. Here, poet and critic @Soozerama remembers a trip taken to #Kyiv in 2005 which happened to coincide with the celebrations of the Eurovision song contest.'
Read the piece on Wales Arts Review

For more information on the Russia-Ukraine war, including ways you can help, please click here.

You can follow all contributions to Notes of Solidarity from Wales Arts Review here.

The Friday Poem: 'reading Thatcher and Wild proved cathartic, like lifting a leaded curtain.’

A lovely mention on The Friday Poem today, listen to Sophie and Jonathan's podcast series if you haven't already!

‘My journey into contemporary Welsh poetry started with Christina Thatcher (How to Carry Fire, Parthian) and Susie Wild (Windfalls, Parthian), two women who write about grief, pain, transformation; using modern forms to unsettle, a strong voice to reveal deep vulnerabilities. In those first weeks before Covid became a noun, reading Thatcher and Wild proved cathartic, like lifting a leaded curtain.’ 

— Sophie Buchaillard talks about developing the Writers on Reading podcast with author Jonathan Macho, how poetry can be a real conversation between writer and reader about the emotional topics of our day, and about the future of Welsh poetry

GIG ALERT: NEWPORT 16 MARCH 2022

 

Cultural Institute Literary Salon Series: Patrick Jones and Susie Wild

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Two of Wales' most celebrated poets head to Swansea University's Singleton Campus on the 26th of this month for in-person readings and a Q&A at Taliesin Create.'

Numbers are limited so please book now! http://bit.ly/patrickandsusie

A Boxing Poem for Boxing Day

 Happy Boxing Day! Have a poem from Windfalls… l hope you are all having a splendid time x

Merry Festive!

Merry Festive lovelies!
Here’s a Christmas poem from Windfalls for you… the last day for posting signed copies guaranteed to arrive in time for the 25th in the UK is the 17th…  

Email me for a copy:
soozeramawrites AT gmail DOT com
or buy from Parthian Books and leave a message that you want it signed in the white text box when you order!
Susie Q x

The Reprint Has Landed!

Hello Lovelies!

Copies from the new print run of Windfalls have arrived with me and with the distribution centres so if you would like to order one several from your favourite bookshops on and offline or direct from www.parthianbooks.com there's still time to get them posted as festive treats.

For signed, gift-wrapped copies drop me a DM via my social media (facebook messenger or twitter) or email me: soozeramawrites AT gmail DOT com instead.

Last UK post dates

£9 + postage priced at post office prices according to speed required!

Joy & sparkle to you all,

Susie Q x

Poetry Wales: On the cover of a magazine

Greta Garbo and Monroe
Dietrich and DiMaggio
Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean
On the cover of a magazine
I've a new poem in the latest issue of Poetry Wales! It features birds.
I will be reading it at the Poetry Wales Holiday Zoom Party on 21st December 18:30 - 20:00 ... Come along!

the welsh agenda: 'Wild is an excellent poet'

Got home to a gorgeous review of Windfalls in the welsh agenda! 

‘Wild uses her poetry to create shards of experience into beautiful objects for display, handing them over to her reader for inspection. Taking up this invitation is a joy … Windfalls is excellent poetry: Wild is an excellent poet … For well-crafted and enjoyable poetry, you could not do much better.’