Nation.Cymru | Letter from Caerleon: On a 90th Birthday

1996, Sam Adams’s ‘Letter from Wales’ column has been appearing in PN Review, one of the most highly regarded UK poetry magazines, offering insight and appreciation of Welsh writing, culture and history.

Now out in paperback, Letters from Wales: Memories and Encounters in Literature and Life collects a quarter century of work and offers one of the most unique, independent and passionate critical voices on the writing and cultural output of Wales during this period. Turning 90 last week, Adams offers his reflections on a life in letters…

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