Before lockdown, Tom Cheesman and Filiz Celik met with Memet Ali Alabora at Volcano Theatre in Swansea, after his performance of the one-man play Meleketimden Insan Manazaralari – Human Landscapes from My Country, written by Nazim Hikmet.
Book Review: Vertebrae
Glyn Edwards’ collection of poems that explore the potential of life, its fragility, and the ever presence of death is fascinating reading, writes Alex Hubbard
Reflections on Wales Book of the Year award
Mari Ellis Dunning reflects on being shortlisted for this year’s prize
Edward Thomas 100: An Anglo-Welsh Poetic Legacy
Rachel Carney explores the continuing legacy of Edward Thomas on Welsh poetry in English
Poems for enthusiasts, other poets, or the adventurous.
Rhys Milsom reviews Masculine Happiness by David Foster Morgan
The people’s poet
Lara Catrin remembers Gwyn Thomas, former National Poet of Wales, who died last week
Farewell to poet who held close his vision for Wales
John Osmond reports from Pennard where Nigel Jenkins was laid to rest on Monday.
Raising a glass of Rioja to a Welsh socialist republic
Extracts from a 2007 interview with Swansea poet Nigel Jenkins who died yesterday
Confronting the demon in the Welsh male
Steve Garrett explains that he has gone into poetry to explore his feminine side