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

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LAUNCH PARTY: New Welsh Review Issue 138

The new New Welsh Review Saturday 13 September, 2-5.30pm Join us at elysium gallery, 210 High Street, Swansea to celebrate the latest issue of New Welsh Review with readings and live music. Founded in 1988, New Welsh Review is Wales’ foremost literary magazine in English. For over thirty years, it has been central to the Welsh literary scene in offering a vital outlet for the very best new fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry, a forum for critical debate and a rigorous and engaged reviewing culture. Today, New Welsh Review holds true to its original mission statement: to be dynamic, curious, lively and outward-looking, to commemorate the past but to celebrate contemporary excellence and new directions. We’ll be kicking off with a set from the excellent Swansea band Dark & Twisties at 2pm with readings to follow from issue contributors including Abeer Ameer, Natasha Gauthier, Natalie Ann Holborow, Roberto Pastore and clare e. potter as well as more great music from Ben Wildsmith...

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