Read this brand new essay if you dare…

You may have to change your life…

aeon.co/essays/is-civi…

The May Poet of the Month on seventhquarrypress.com is the renowned Welsh poet and writer Robert Minhinnick. Take a look at Robert's excellent poems.

Heno - Sgwrs & cherddi Iraq. Abeer Ameer, Daniel Robicheau, Robert Minhinnick. Ffilm' Black Hands about the Amiriya atrocity. Meic Agored. Croeso i bawb. £4. BYOB. 5, James St. Porthcawl CF36 3BG.

In 1977, Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most influential 20th c. Spanish-language writers, told William F. Buckley (whose first language was Spanish) his reasons for feeling, age 78, that English was 'far finer' than his native tongue. Right or wrong, I love his savor for language

What a life! Jerome Rothenberg, poet, has died. (December 11, 1931 – April 21, 2024). Worked with him in Brasil about 25 years ago. Iwan Llwyd particularly taken with him. They collaborated. Diolch am bobeth, Jerome.

Why is govt offering millions of pounds to poultry farmers to incinerate their manure, but offering no support to farmers who would rather transition away from intensive poultry production?

The best solution is fewer chickens!

Here’s Nicola Cutcher on BBC Politics Wales:

Robert Minhinnick's blog post on the recent successful meeting event supporting the Gwent Levels Campaign. Read here:
sustainablewales.org.uk/blog/2024/4/19…
#gwent #wetlands #conservation

Sustainable Wales’s Green Room returns, APRIL 26, 8pm with ABEER AMEER. Her 'Inhale/Exile' on sale.
Daniel Robicheau, speaks about use of ‘depleted uranium’. Includes 6 minute film, ‘Black Hands’, set in the fatal Amiriya bunker.

Open Mic. £4 ar y drws. BYOB.

Croeso cynnes!

GWENT LEVELS CAMPAIGN

Readings and RSPB talk:
7.30 pm, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at ‘Le Pub’, 19, High St., NEWPORT NP20 1FW.

Organized by Sustainable Wales/Cymru Gynaliadwy.

Wish to attend/perform? [email protected]

Uskmouth curlew – Laura Wainwright

“If we had a 40C rise in the UK now that would take temperatures for a spring day to over 50C – and that would be deadly for the population.” Yup.
>The Antarctic has just experienced exactly that rise.<
…I’m scared. And sad. (You?)
READ: theguardian.com/environment/20…

seems lots of people wishing to read.. good idea to be on time to register ...Pob lwc i chi gyd!

This is the way to go. It shouldn’t be newsworthy, but it’s great to see Switch On To Swindon

Fergal Sharkey in devastating form on polluting water monopolies (not companies) who’ve “ram raided” Britain and ripped us all off he says channel4.com/news/sharehold… via Krishnan Guru-Murthy

On April 16 Sustainable Wales will hold a live performance event in Le Public Space #UnitedByMusic Newport supporting the campaign to protect the Gwent Levels. With renowned poet Robert Minhinnick & exciting local writers such as Lesley James A Walk With Scissors AVAILABLE NOW Please join us sustainablewales.org.uk/events #gwentlevels

Woud be pleased to see friends & writers at this event, WEDS. APRIL 10, 7-9.30pm, PONTYPRIDD. YMa, Taff St CF37 4TS.
New work/Gwaith newydd. Croeso i bawb.
Launch of new series of readings.

‘Memoir’ & ‘Coffadwriaethau’:
Cerddi, Straeon, Sgyrsiau, Cwmni da.
8pm 22.3.24, 5, James St.
Saesneg? Dim problem.
Porthcawl CF36 3BG.
£4 ar y drws. Croeso cynnes i bawb

#awwechat #

Cymru Gynaliadwy ‘Green Room’, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 8pm, 5 JAMES ST. PORTHAWL CF36 3BG dedicated to ‘Memoir’ & ‘Coffadwriaeth’. All welcome to share poems, stories..Image: Decima Minhinnick (13.11.26 - 10.9.23) to whom ‘Family Bible’ in ‘Long Poem Magazine' issue 30 dedicated. £4.

Dune walk, March 2024

Bangor? Taith hir ar y tren. Ond...gwaith newydd