Happy Publication Day: This Common Uncommon

When a local common is threatened with development, one poet explores its secrets, discovering extraordinary natural treasures and wonderful people fighting to defend them. 

Can they save this uncommon common?

This Common Uncommon, the second collection from poet Rae Howells is available now! Pick up your copy in your local bookshop or direct from our website. 

A lovely 5 star review up on Goodreads today too: 

'Howells’ poems shriek with the wonder of discovery ... She is intoxicated by the Common, forced to rework language in an effort to encompass what she finds ... I admire the collection so much, wild in every possible way ... But there’s an urgency to the work here for “this soft flank of earth” is under threat. Developers wish to transform the anonymous “Land North of Chestnut Avenue” into affordable housing in a process which will sweep the astonishing Common away. Local resistance is growing and these poems in part illuminate and record that effort ... But most of all the book asks what sort of future we want for our world ... Very highly recommended.' – Ewan Smith

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The Cellar Bards: Another Lovely Night

A lovely night at the Cellar Bards last night. Always a delightful audience and varied, inspiring and enjoyable open mic. I didn’t take many photos… here are some quick snaps of the journey there and back including a walk on Poppit Sands (and, not pictured, various good snacks) ... and one of Ben doing his thing! Thanks to Jackie and Dave , wonderful hosts as ever, and to Kittie for putting us up.

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BY SUSIE WILD ⋅ JUNE 9, 2010 ⋅ POST A COMMENT FILED UNDER HAY FESTIVAL , HAY-ON-WYE , HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Cate Le Bon How The Light Gets In : The Philosophy And Music Festival at Hay Festival Hay-On-Wye Wed 28 May-Sun 6 June ***** Where the main festival site of The Guardian Hay Festival is all white marquees, asparagus sellers and summer wedding attire, the institute of art and ideas presents a much more vibrant affair with philosophy lectures and music workshops, delicious cakes, and beautiful bar staff adorned with feathers and face-painted flourishes. An altogether more delightfully inviting place to chill out, or let your hair down and have many a dance. Expanding into the globe field, this year the festival offered a tea tent and cocktail bar, an talk yurt and an open mic/ acoustic stage. In between taking advantage of their wifi in the mornings and traipsing back to base camp late at night I idled many an hour away in the field watching ukele players, poets, gigg

Little Universe: 'Poems of true wonder'

We've had some lovely endorsements in from first readers for Little Universe , the stellar third poetry collection from Natalie Ann Holborow. Thanks so much to these poets for being such stars and sending these in for us! We recommend all their books! Get them! Do join us for the launch at Swansea Waterstones on Monday 7 October (6pm, free and unticketed, just come along), or find us at Bookspace in Cardiff for a joint reading with poet Rae Howells on Wednesday 27 November 96.45pm, tickets via the shop's website soon). I'll be chairing both events, so see you there!

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