Literature Wales Newsletter
National Poet of Wales
National Poet of Wales events
16 April 2008 - Moreia Chapel Llanystumdwy, 7.30 pm in association with Tŷ Newydd Writers’ Centre. With Gwyn Thomas, Damian Walford Davies and Gillian Clarke. Light refreshments will be provided.
18 April 2008 - National Museum Cardiff, 6.30 pm in association with the National Museum and Galleries of Wales. With Gwyn Thomas, M Wynn Thomas and Gillian Clarke. Light refreshments will be provided.
22 May 2008 - St David’s Hall: Invitation from the BBC to attend concert for Michael Berkeley 60th birthday. BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
24 May 2008 - Hay Festival of Literature. Segovia Stage, 4pm. ’At the Source’: Gillian Clarke Introduced by Peter Florence. Interview, reading followed by book signing.
25 May 2008 - Hay Festival of Literature, Literature in Wales Stand, 4pm - 5pm. Gillian Clarke reads and discusses her work as President of the Taliesin Trust which manages the Tŷ Newydd Centre. Sally Baker, Centre Director will discuss the programmes and courses.
2 June 2008 - 2008 Cardiff International Poetry Competition Prize-giving Ceremony. Aboard Seren Y Bae, Cardiff Bay, 2.00 pm. Gillian Clarke announces the winners of the competition and reads her own Cardiff inspired poetry.
12 June 2008 - Radyr Comprehensive School, Cardiff: After school writers club. Host Mike Jenkins.
12 June 2008 - The Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil, 7:30pm. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Open Mic Night - poems and pints with Gillian Clarke and others. Free entry. For further information contact arts@merthyr.gov.uk / 01685 725382.
2 July 2008 - Chichester Festival. Lunchtime reading in the Pallant Gallery, Chichester. Evening presenting and chairing poetry by pupils of Bishop Luffa School. Assembly Rooms, Chichester.
5 July 2008 - Opening of Arad Goch theatre premises, Aberystwyth. 5.30pm.
21- 26 July 2008 - Tŷ Newydd. Masterclass. A poetry writing course with Gillian Clarke and Carol Ann Duffy. For further information go to Tŷ Newydd’s website here.
28 July - 2 August 2008 - Tŷ Newydd. Word and Image, Poetry and Painting with Gillian Clarke and Mary Lloyd Jones. For further information go to Tŷ Newydd’s website here.
6 September 2008 - Penrhys Festival, Canolfan Rhys Arts Centre, Penrhys, Rhondda, 7.00pm. The Poems and Songs of the Holy Wells of Wales. Tickets: £5/ 3. For further information contact: 01443 755008/ penrhys@penrhyspartnership.co.uk / website: www.penrhys.com
13 September 2008 - Rhymney library. Further details to follow,
19 September 2008 - Glanyrafon Arms, Talgarreg, 7:30pm. An event with Gillian Clarke, and four prominent poet who will translate some of her work into Welsh. Dic Jones, Elin ap Hywel, Menna Elfyn and Eurig Salisbury will read their adaptations of the National Poet’s work, with Ceri Wyn Jones overseeing proceedings. Bilingual event. All welcome. For further details contact Academi: post@academi.org / 029 2047 2266.
9 October 2008 - British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London, 1.00pm.
16 October 2008 - The Manchester Poetry Prize. Annnouncement of winner. Also short reading by the three judges: Gillian Clarke, Carol Ann Duffy and Imtiaz Dharker.
30 October 2008 - University of Glasgow. Reading and discussion with Michael Schmidt. For further details contact Academi: post@academi.org / 029 2047 2266
One of the best-loved and most revered of Arabic poets, Mahmoud Darwish’s work reaches out to and is read by millions worldwide. To celebrate the life and work of this extraordinarily talented man Gillian Clarke, and five other international poets – John Agard, Simon Armitage, Imtiaz Dharker, Carol Ann Duffy and Grace Nichols – will read poems chosen to reflect the key themes of Darwish’s writing alongside some of their own work. 8.00 pm - 9.30 pm
(See Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature website here for details)
8 March 2009 - Foyer of the Senedd, Cardiff Bay. 1.30 pm.
Seren: Readings from the Women’s Work Anthology. With Gillian Clarke, Tiffany Atkinson, Pascale Petit and others. For further details contact Seren: www.seren-books.com.
11 March 2009 - Monmouth Priory. 7.30 pm
Monmouth Women’s Festival presents an evening with Gillian Clarke, the National Poet of Wales, who will read and discuss her work.
Further details from Barbara Vowles: 01600 712371.
12 March 2009 - Tŷ Newydd. Gillian Clarke will be reading her work. More information to follow.
26 March 2009 (Date to be confirmed) Reading and competition prize-giving. 2pm - 3pm in the Main Hall, Caerleon Campus, University of Wales Newport, Lodge Road, Caerleon. For further details contact Ieuan Morgan Thomas: english@newport.ac.uk.
29 March - April 4 2009 - Poetry Festival , Christ Church, Oxford.
April 2009 - Gillian Clarke’s translation of Y Lôn Wen / The White Road (Gomer) by Kate Roberts will be published this month.
6 - 11 April 2009 - Tŷ Newydd: Poetry with Gillian Clarke and Carol Ann Duffy.
For further details contact Tŷ Newydd: www.tynewydd.org.
25 April 2009 - Carmarthen Arts, Literary Lunch. Gillian Clarke reading her work.
10 May 2009 - Reading at the poetry gala at Hay / Alhambra festival.
16 May 2009 - Reading at Aberdeen Word Festival, University of Aberdeen, with Carol Ann Duffy and Sean O’Brien. 8.30 pm.
For more information visit the website: www.abdn.ac.uk/events
15 June 2009 - Dylan Thomas Boathouse and Craft Centre, St Clears. Gillian Clarke will be reading and discussing her work.
June 2009 - Wrexham Library. Gillian Clarke will be judging a festival poetry competition, and will be reading a selection of her poems.
June 2009 - Laugharne. A reading by Gillian Clarke.
17 June 2009 - Academi: Cardiff International Poetry Competition Award. Gillian Clarke is the guest of honour for the Academi’s poetry competition award ceremony.
22 June - 6 July 2009 - Washington. Smithsonian Folklife Festival on Mall, with other poets and storytellers, including Daniel Morden, David Ambrose and Jon Gower.
11 July 2009 - Acadmi Bus Tour. An unique opportunity to spend a day in the company of Gillian Clarke, visiting places in Ceredigion that are of importance to the National Poet and her work.
20 – 25 July 2009 - Poetry Live poetry prize-winners course with Daljit Nagra.
27 July - 1 August 2009 - Tŷ Newydd. Master class with Carol Ann Duffy.
August 2009 - BBC Front Row: Gillian Clarke talks about her collection of poetry, A Recipe for Water.
August 2009 - Reading at Edinburgh Festival.
September 2009 - Aberystwyth. Reading for alumni from Smith College, Northampton, Mass., USA.
September 2009 - BBC Woman’s Hour: with Margaret Drabble re A Writers Britain.
September 2009 - National Library. Opening of North Reading Room with reading of Gillian Clarke's new poem.
October 2009 - Reading at Lambeth Palace with Rowan Williams.
October 2009 - Reading in Wotton Parish Church. UA Fanthorpe’s Memorial.
October 2009 - Cheltenham Festival. Reading UA Fanthorpe’s poems with Rosie Bailey.
October 2009 - Reading at Ysgol Gyfun Aberteifi, Ceredigion
October 2009 - Machynlleth, Condry Festival. Gillian Clarke will be taking part in a panel event with Jon Gower, Damian Walford Davies, and Ian Gregson.
October 2009 - Sustain Wales: The Green List. Gillian Clarke will be giving a reading of her poem ‘Polar’.
14 November 2009 - Gillian Clarke will be reading a new poem at the Senedd, to celebrate it’s 10th birthday.
15 November 2009– Gillian Clarke will be reading a new poem based on ‘Ode to Joy’ at the Wales Millennium Centre’s 5th birthday celebration.
21 November 2009 - Reading at Rhos-y-Gilwen, Cardigan.
January 2010 - Poetry Live: 13 events in 10 cities.
30 January 2010 - Poetry Live for Haiti, Central Westminster Hall. Gillian Clarke will be reading a commissioned poem.
February 2010 - Poetry Live: 22 events in 20 cities.
28 February 2010 - Poetry for Haiti, Edinburgh.
2 March 2010 - Video Conference for Welsh schools, for World Books Day.
4 March 2010 - Poetry Live: Sheffield & Derby.
8 March 2010 - Commonwealth Day: Observance in Westminster Abbey. Gillian Clarke will be reading a commissioned poem.
15 March 2010 - Hay on Wye: Reading for schools.
16 March 2010 - Bassaleg Comprehensive School: Reading.
20 March 2010 - St Davids Hotel, Cardiff, 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm. Pauet laureate Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke will be giving readings in an intimate setting in Cardiff Bay.
29 March - 3 April 2010 - Ty Newydd. Poetry course with Carol Ann Duffy.
10 April 2010 - Much Wenlock Festival. Reading with Menna Elfyn and John Barnie.
16 April 2010 - Dorothy Wordsworth Festival, Grasmere. Reading with Imtiaz Dharker and
Alice Oswald.
19 April 2010 - Manchester Royal Exchange. Reading with Carol Ann Duffy.
7 May 2010 - Radyr Festival: Reading.
19 May 2010 - Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno. Gillian Clarke will be reading a new poem for the opening of the gallery.
May - June 2010 - Hay Festival.
22 June 2010 - University of Sussex: Reading.
1 July 2010 - Manchester University: Reading to launch Children’s Lit Festival
9 July 2010 - University of Wales Institute Cardiff: Gillian Clarke will be receiving Honorary Fellowship
10 July 2010 - Ledbury Poetry Festival: Reading.
14 July 2010 - Gregynog. Reading for conference.
19-24 July 2010 - Ty Newydd. Poetry Masterclass with Carol Ann Duffy.
27 August 2010 - Rhosygilwen: reading with dance.
16 September 2010 - Angel Hotel, during Abergavenny Food Festival, 7.30pm. Performance with Carol Ann Duffy. For further information visit www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com/booking.html
19 September 2010 - The Bell, Skenfrith, 12.00pm. For further information visit www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com/booking.html
24-26 September 2010 - Vicenza.
30 September 2010 - Read commissioned poem for United Nations Old People’s Day.
Prof Joanna Latimer, Dept of Sociology, Cardiff.
1-2 October 2010 - Sevenoaks Literature Festival, Kent: Reading.
13 October 2010 - Athenaeum Club, London: Reading.
19 October 2010 - Gwydyr Hotel, Betws y Coed, 7.00pm. Performance with Ifor ap Glyn. Information & Tickets: Academi - 029 2047 2266 / post@academi.org
21 October - Wyeside Centre, Builth Wells, 7.00pm. Performance with Paul Henry. Further information: 01982 552555.
27 October 2010 - Reading with Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy at Drwm, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
25 November 2010 - Teifi Suite, Halliwell Centre, Trinity University College, Carmarthen, 7.00pm. Performance with Menna Elfyn. Further information: Academi - 029 2047 2266 / post@academi.org
27 November 2010 - Y Drwm, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 2.30pm. Performance with Carol Ann Duffy. Further information: www.llgc.org.uk / 01970 632548.
10 December - Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 7.30pm. Performance with Carol Ann Duffy. Further information: 01792 463980.