Currently Reading: Joe Dunthorne
14/10/2019
 A must-read for anyone who has ever attempted to write a 100-word author bio. Sit down with this and a cup of something when you get a chance.
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Poems in the Park – 28/09/19
4/10/2019
I was recently invited to read at Cheval Writers' 'Poems in the Park' event, a wonderful morning of poetry in Neath's Victoria Gardens.
A recording of the event is now online, and includes my poems 'The Pint That Follows', 'New Shirt' and 'Excavation'. Hymns Ancient & Modern Launch – 19/09/19
20/9/2019
Last night I read alongside a mix of fellow Parthian writers and regular contributors to the now sadly defunct Square magazine to celebrate the launch of J. Brookes’ Selected Poems. I had a great night at Tiny Rebel in Cardiff – cheers to Square editor Nick Fisk for the invite! Photos © Simon Oconnor. Eglwyswrw
6/9/2019
 Not a rain cloud in sight ☔️
(Eglwyswrw is a village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, where it rained for eighty-five consecutive days between October 2015 and January 2016. A poem inspired by this news story was included in That Lone Ship) Currently Reading: Fflur Dafydd
12/8/2019
 Finished reading Fflur Dafydd’s novel Twenty Thousand Saints this past weekend, after starting it during a recent trip to the Llŷn Peninsula. Odd to think of the island being uninhabited now, to me it’s filled with Fflur’s brilliant cast of characters. I’ll have to make the trip out next time.
Vignette Published By Wales Arts Review
23/3/2019
 I was recently asked to contribute to Wales Arts Review's new series of literary vignettes, and you can now read my rambling, diary entry of a vignette on their website: www.walesartsreview.org/vignette-calling-for-the-good-old-days
In the teenage years before I started reading poetry, I probably would have called Pete Doherty a poet – in that way that Jim Morrison and Bob Dylan are called poets, the way that angered Gregory Corso. Calling a lyricist a ‘poet’ is a way that people attempt to legitimise their craft – as if writing songs is a lesser art. These vignettes "provide glimpses into the thinking of Welsh writers and their experiences; from the day-to-day to the extraordinary." I've been enjoying reading this series so far – thanks to Wales Arts Review for asking me to contribute. Nationwide Voices
26/12/2018
If you haven’t already seen it, here’s my advert for Nationwide Building Society! So pleased to have been asked to write a poem for their ‘12 Voices’ campaign. Hope you all had a lovely Christmas, here’s to everyone enjoying a much-needed lie in this Boxing Day.
Currently Reading: W. W. Jacobs
24/12/2018
 Two years makes it a tradition! This year’s ghost story for Christmas Eve is 'The Toll House' by W. W. Jacobs.
Last year's ghost story Aberystwyth Arts Centre – 06/12/18
7/12/2018
My trip up to Aberystwyth Arts Centre to read at Llyfrau Aber Books was worth driving in a storm for. Such a lovely venue and great to hear Mari Ellis Dunning read again and catch up afterwards. Thanks for having us!
That Lone Ship World Tour
26/9/2018
 My book is now out in the world, and in the coming months I’ll be reading at spoken word events across the globe to promote it (at the time of writing: four in Swansea, one in Newport).
I'll be keeping this event thread on Twitter updated for those who are interested: twitter.com/Rhys_Owain/status/1044994282678079489 If you aren’t able to make any of these events but would still like to buy a copy of the book, you can pick one up now from the Parthian Books website or in bookshops/elsewhere online from 1st October. |
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That lone ship on the horizon arriving or leaving? |