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In The Reviews: Notes from a Swing State
Zoë Brigley's essay collection Notes from a Swing State has had two recent, favourable reviews in the latest issues of Planet and the welsh agenda. 'If, as for Raymond Williams, great shifts in time and society are a picking up and setting back down again, then surely we are currently within just such an undefined state, the consequences of which are unknown until the settling and evaluating that comes with the aftermath. The swing state of this new collection of essays by Zoë Brigley is not only Ohio and the Electoral College, but self, home, nationhood and identity. Body, mind and...
Author's Notes: Roberto Pastore
Jenny White calls Roberto Pastore 'A sparkling new poetic voice' in the Western Mail today. We may be biased, but we'd have to agree ;) 'Juggling the mystical and the mundane, Roberto Pastore's first full-length collection of poetry is a thrilling book that begs to be savoured. Bright, vivid memories of people loved and lost, the slipperiness of time and memory, the hope that can be found even in the depths of suffering – it's all there in these beautiful, enigmatic, often incantatory poems.' Pick up a copy of the Western Mail today to read the interview in full. Buy...
Fiction Fiesta 2019
Wales Arts Review Writers' Rooms: Zoë Brigley
For the latest in Wales Arts Review's Writers’ Rooms series, poet, essayist and academic Zoë Brigley invites us into her workspace in her home in Ohio. 'It is so important for mothers to have a “room of one’s own.” But it’s unrealistic to think that this space will ever be entirely free of children, nor would I want it to be. I often find people asking me about the “pram in the hall” problem for writers who are mothers, but I don’t feel worse for having my children be part of my writing life. In fact, they have made me sharper,...
Photo Blog: Hey Bert and Sliced Tongue and Pearl Cufflinks Launch
A great turnout at Cardiff MADE yesterday for the launch of two debut poetry titles by Roberto Pastore and Kittie Belltree. Here are some snaps: Books and Wine – A winning combo! A captivated audience! A young cover artist with her two first covers for us as Lianette Art and Design, with jacket design by Emily Courdelle. Bert with his serious poet glasses on!
