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Welsh litterature and poetry
                                                                                           


When we think of Welsh poetry, one thing that distinguishes it, is that it is written in two different languages, English and Welsh.


Welsh writer and TV presenter Ifor ap Glyn is the new national poet of Wales. The poet who had this role previously, Gillian Clarke, said of him


"Ifor's an excellent choice. He's fluent in both languages - he's a real Welshman but also an internationalist. I think he'll be able to express Wales to the world."


Welsh poetry is an expression of a distinctly Welsh cultural identity and has it's own strong identity. Despite it's size .indeed Smaller than  Ireland and Scotland, many people see Wales as a just another part of England, and not as a distinctive separate country. This a country with a magical landscape, the country where Merlin was allegedly born. The landscape has had it's influence R. S. Thomas reveals the Welsh people as a distinct ethnic identity connected in essence to the wild and twisting land they came from. 


When thinking of welsh literature, people are instantly drawn to to the work of Dylan Thomas many regard him as the writer of the single best poem of the 20th Century, ‘Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night', a poem dedicated to his father, who lay on his deathbed.

”Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”

His writing was strongly influenced by his homeland. He was a super star writer, He worked for BBC and also as a film scriptwriter during World War II. Born in Swansea, who died at a relatively young age of 39. He was ranked 10 in a survey done in 2009 for U.K’S favorite poet. Thomas' works were used by many authors, musicians and television writers.


His thoughts and quotes are still relevant and motivational in the modern day. You cant help but like a quote like ”Somebody’s boring me. I think it’s me.”


Other quotes include


“An alcoholic is someone you don’t like who drinks as much as you do.”
On the subject of poetry he said


.”Poetry is not the most important thing in life… I’d much rather lie in a hot bath reading Agatha Christie and sucking sweets.”



Together Behind Four Walls is luck to have some poets from Wales including Peter Finch and Rhian Edwards. Rhian Edwards comes with high acclaim. She made a name by taking a clean sweep at the Wales Book of the Year Award in 2013 for her collection Clueless Dogs (Seren), winning the poetry prize, the main book award and the people’s choice award. Rhian Edwards is considered a wonderfully exciting voice in Welsh poetry, and and has a reputation for her most dynamic and enjoyable performances in front of audiences.
You can read a full interview with Rhian Edwards

https://francishpowellauthor.weebly.com/interview-with-rhian-edwards.html?fbclid=IwAR15fZJteEvCpn3imOVCtF80UAeRPgfWEZd3GC9WzcFAuuQ1qIxL2UeBOpY

Peter Finch is a poet, author and critic who lives in Cardiff.  He is author of the hugely popular Real Cardiff  books, published by Seren and series editor for the 'Real' series. The latest in the series, Real Cardiff; The Flourishing City, was published in May 2018. Finch’s numerous poetry titles include Zen Cymru, Useful, Poems for Ghosts, Food and Selected Later Poems from Seren, Antibodies from Stride, and Vizet, a selected poems in Hungarian from Kronkét Könyvek.  Peter is also the author of The Roots of Rock, from Cardiff to Mississippi and Back, which charts the evolution of rock and popular music from 1950s Cardiff Suburbia to modern day America and beyond. His latest book Walking Cardiff (Seren, 2019) is a collection of twenty walks around the Welsh capital, written in conjunction with photographer John Briggs. His first collection of poetry in a decade The Machineries of Joy is available now. 

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      • Interview with Hadley James Hoyles
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      • Interview with Monique Tell
      • Interview with Stewart Taylor
      • Interview with Cliff Forshaw
      • Interview with Professor Elemental
      • Interview with Marcus Christopherson
      • Interview with Stephanie Davidson
      • Interview with Brook Fischer
      • Interview with Rita Rana
      • Interview with Rhian Edwards
      • Interview with Josh Louis Lingg
      • Interview with Nina Zivancevic
      • Interview with Armand Ruhlman
      • Interview with Christine De Luca
      • Interview with Hélène Argo
      • Interview with Giselle Marks
      • Interview with Thomas Stockley
      • Interview with Giselle Marks
      • Interview with January L'Angelle
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      • Interview with Dennis Copelan
      • Interview with Laura Zuwa
      • Interview with Iam Thandi
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      • Scottish Poets
      • Jonnie Dalton
      • Welsh writers
      • Okorie Harrison
      • interview with Meo
      • interview with Mark Blickley
      • interview with Christopher T. Dabrowski
  • Francis H Powell interviews with other authors
    • Interview with J. C. Michael
    • interview with Gavin Hill
    • Interview with Morris E Graham
    • Interview with Wally Runnels
    • interview with John Nicholl
    • interview with Rob Same
    • interview with Elizabeth Oberbrunner
    • Interview with Michael Wilkins
    • Interview with Karina Kantas
    • Interview with Justin Bienvenue
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    • interview with Roma Gray
    • interview with Rebecca Reid
    • interview with Samual Friedman
    • interview with Cynthia Vespia
    • Mark Anthony Tierno
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    • interview with Jean Lowe Carlson
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