PHOTO BLOG: Poetry at the Clocktower

We had a lovely day of poetry outside the Poetry Bookshop in Hay today and it stayed mostly dry too!
Here’s me telling the audience some things about Bert (Roberto Pastore). Thanks Sian Lile-Pastore for the photo.

And the rest of the photos as promised...

Imogen Davies, Richard Davies, Niall Griffiths, Nigel Jarrett and Ifor Thomas took the early spots... (thanks to Christina and Ifor for these photos...)

Richard (Parthian) & crowd

Niall Griffiths reading

Niall

Imogen

Ifor Thomas reads

Nigel Jarrett reads

Next up we had readings from Christina Thatcher, Abigail Parry and Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch,
followed by readings from Ness Owen, Mari Ellis Dunning, Jemma L. King, Tracey Rhys, Patrick Jones, Roberto Pastore and, drawing the short straw to go last, yours truly.

Abigail reads

Abigail again

Roberto Pastore reads

Ness Owen reads

Everyone loves Bert

Tracey Rhys reads

Patrick Jones reads

Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch

A shot of Christina in red in the crowd

Stalls at Hay Castle

Double Trouble

Patrick again, look at those trousers, aren't they amazing?

Mari Ellis Dunning reads

Jemma L. King reads

Hay Castle lit up

And that's a wrap! Thanks to all who came to see us xx

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