They might have the intimacy of a diary entry or have the scope of something much larger. Sharp observations of class disparity, addiction, illness and loss rub shoulders with celebrations of the body, exploration of the world and the value of loving relationships.Wales Arts Review is pleased to present a new series of literary vignettes, next up is Calling for the Good Old Days by Rhys Owain Williams. These vignettes will be glimpses into the thinking of the writer and their experiences from the day-to-day to the extraordinary. Whether trying to light a fire, dispatching a rodent, walking around a museum or considering how skin functions, North shows that the only way to harness the future is live one's choices with assuredness in the present. Kate North’s second collection journeys through the body, across countries, via cities, and from past to present. The Way Out offers accessible, entertaining, poignant and funny poems. The collection also covers relationships, online dating, sex, polar bears and motherhood with an honest frankness and a dry and self-depreciating humour. The last polar bear on earth charts the fallout after the writer’s diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis. Some poems about being sick and being in love. THE LAST POLAR BEAR ON EARTH BY RHIAN ELIZABETH The poems in That Lone Ship are often caught between two places – inhabiting the quiet spaces between childhood and adulthood, lust and love, heartbreak and new beginnings, life and death. Here is a poet who is working things out, taking time to contemplate what it means to grow older with each passing day. THAT LONE SHIP BY RHYS OWAIN WILLIAMSįrom the very first page of this varied and engaging debut collection, Rhys Owain Williams invites his readers to pause. Salacia offers a stark and honest exploration of human nature and our fallibility, where the dark and sombre moments in life are as precious as the uplifting ones. This accomplished debut poetry collection is a contemporary reflection on mental health, mythology, love and loss. Expect words of wonder from Elizabeth Parker, Claire Williamson, Ross Cogan, Rhian Elizabeth, Mari Ellis Dunning and Rhys Owain Williams.īuy all four collections in our special offer poetry bundle at £25 or for £8 each from our website. Our Friday night Festival fixture showcases some of Wales’ most exciting and engrossing poets. 19:30 - SPLOTT STAGE Poetry showcase - The Friday Night Poetry Party Read the review in full by Thomas Tyrrell on the Wales Arts Review websiteĬome along to Cardiff Book Festival next Friday 7 September to see three of the poets reading in the New Poetry Showcase. 'All four poets are spiky and surprising, often dark, sometimes funny.' As we prepare to launch our new season of poetry titles by Kate North, Rhian Elizabeth, Rhys Owain Williams and Mari Ellis Dunning, the first review is in:
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