The state that we are in part one – is Wales failing?
Brian Roper I write as an immigrant who graduated in Cardiff in the last century and who has lived in…
9 comments.Book review: Gladiatrix by Bethan Gwanas
Myfanwy Alexander The latest stonker of a Welsh language novel by Bethan Gwanas is pitched for young adults, so I…
No comments.Review: Yer Ower Voices! edited by Mike Jenkins.
Eric Ngalle Charles As Cameroonian writers with a colonial hangover, we were taught what writing should be: The King and…
One comment.Letter from Din Lligwy
Warren Kovach As you walk across the field, past the roofless medieval church and towards the wooded knoll, you can…
No comments.Review: Still Singing ‘Yma o Hyd’ by Dafydd Iwan.
Jon Gower There must be times when Dafydd Iwan feels caught in the slip stream of his most famous song.…
No comments.The Cleaver
A bit of writing about being neurodivergent, disabled, ethnic and a woman in Wales. Kate Cleaver What value do you…
2 comments.On Being a Writer in Wales: Joshua Jones
Joshua Jones I wonder what it means to lose your Welshness. What would that look – sound – like? It’s…
One comment.Goose and Plygain: Welsh Christmas food traditions
Carwyn Graves Christmas food traditions in Wales may now be virtually indistinguishable for most of us from norms across the…
No comments.Letter from Brynmenyn
Nathan Munday Our Advent Near our house is a park where balsam is king. An old railway line runs through…
No comments.Review: The Rituals by Rebecca Roberts
Gilly Adams This novel opens with a thoughtful quotation from Herbert Read about the place of death in life and…
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