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Rhys Owain Williams has selected five influential poetry books for The Poetry Question.  First up...  Mean Time – Carol Ann Duffy We studied this collection during my final year of secondary school, and these were the first poems I read that made me want to read poetry for pleasure, not just to pass an exam. I was recently given a new clean copy, replacing the one I’d scribbled over when I studied it at school, and so I’ve been enjoying re-reading some old favourites with their white space restored. Read his full selection on their website Rhys Owain Williams is...

'So here's a video produced with Welsh magazine, Planet, and editor Emily Trahair. It sees me and Kris Evans talking about our recent article for the magazine, and it was filmed at the beautiful Kenfig Dunes on the South Wales coast. Just check out how beautiful the dunes are - an absolutely profoundly wild and lovely place. I really hope that the dunes are just allowed to stay wild, and that no one turns the site into a golf course or something...' – Zoë Brigley    Produced for the magazine: Planet The Welsh Internationalist. Edited by Scott Sprague. In this...

At the Free Verse Poetry Book Fair in London today? Pop along and say hello to our dear poet Kate Noakes who is selling Parthian books all day and then reading at The Poetry Café this evening! She's a star! The Fair and the daytime readings are from 10.30am - 4.30pm at Conway Hall. Daytime workshops and evening readings are at The Poetry Café - the evening readings are 6.30 - 8.30pm.  

We're thrilled to find out today that Parthian have made it onto the regional shortlist for The British Book Awards' Small Press of the Year! Alongside children's and YA publisher Firefly Press, another fantastic publishing house, we'll be eagerly awaiting the winner's announcement on 20 March. Philip Jones, chair of the judges and editor of The Bookseller, said: 'The shortlist shows companies every bit as dedicated to their authors as the bigger publishers and with some notable success stories contained in their submissions. It is our pleasure to platform their hard work once again.' Read the full announcement here.