14:00 – 15:00

All are welcome to an experience of writing in the beautiful and relaxing environment of Linda Vista Gardens, Abergavenny. We will wander through the gardens, pausing to look around us and writing short poems or passages (perhaps akin to the Japanese haiku) which we will put together to make a gathering of our ‘linked verses’, or renga. No writing experience is necessary, just bring yourself and a notebook. There will be a chance to discuss how our findings on the day may contribute to our on-going writing practice with an emphasis on personal wellbeing.

We will start and finish at Ambika Social Cafe | Ambika Social | Wales located in Linda Vista Gardens.

Graham Hartill teaches on the Master’s degree in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes for the Metanoia Institute. He was a co-founder of Lapidus International, the umbrella organisation for writing and wellbeing, has worked in the fields of mental health, the prison service and ageing and was Lifelines facilitator for the Ledbury Poetry Festival for eight years. He recently retired as a writer-in-residence at HMP Parc after 15 years and was the first writer in residence for Swansea University’s School of Medicine.
He has seven publications in print of collaborative translations from classical Chinese poetry and the latest selection of his own work, ‘Rhapsodies’, was published by Aquifer Books in 2021.

Please meet at Ambika Social, Abergavenny, NP7 5DL