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A message to any members likely to be in Wales during Eisteddfod week. I'll be very glad to see you at the Eisteddfod on Tuesday 3rd August. I'll be at Y Lolfa's stand from about 2pm and, even if you don't want to buy a book or have one signed, come and say hallo so I won't be lonely!!
Best wishes
Gaynor
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Diolch
" AN EISTEDDFOD NEEDS MUCH NURTURE, SOME OF WHICH IS TEDIUM,
FUNDING TOO IS A FACT OF LIFE, SO LET TONGUE TIED BE YOUR MEDIUM."
"Hello. My name is Peter Griffiths and I've a message for members of Americymru and readers of Ceri's blog. Sadly, the Left Coast Eisteddfod's effort to win funding from Chase fell tantalisingly short; a mere 32 votes short on a base of 1449. Had there not been a glitch in the voting system on the final day, LCE's bid would almost certainly have succeeded. Those of you who voted must feel disappointed, and those who tried but failed, frustrated; above all, our cheerleaders, Ceri and Gabbi must feel gutted. But there's hope, a second chance beckons; these negative emotions may be eradicated at a stroke. I've donated 100 copies of my novel Tongue Tied, published 15 months ago by Y Lolfa, to the Eisteddfod. Copies are priced at $16, so should you collectively rise to the occasion and buy the lot, the Eisteddfod would gain $1600. Steve Dube wrote of Tongue Tied in the Western Mail in Cardiff, "As the author says, his book aims to entertain, but also to glorify Wales, its people, and its language. It does all of that." Similarly, Lise Hull wrote in Ninnau, "This tale of what it means to be Welsh should be on evereone's reading list, whether they've been to Wales or not, whether they are Welsh or not." These comments should reassure you that a purchase of Tongue Tied, as well as being an altruistic gesture in support of the Left Coast Eisteddfod,is also a guarantee of reading pleasure.. "
AmeriCymru is honoured, pleased, and excited to announce that author Peter Griffiths has very generously donated the proceeds of the sale of one hundred copies of his novel, Tongue Tied, to the Left Coast Eisteddfod. For each copy sold, the Eisteddfod will receive $16 and the buyer an autographed and dedicated copy of Tongue Tied. This is a wonderful way for you to support the Eisteddfod while at the same time enjoying a novel which Lise Hull describes in Ninnau as "a tale of what it means to be Welsh and which should be on everyone's reading list, whether they have been to Wales or not, whether they are Welsh or not.". ( http://www.ylolfa.com/henstraeon.php?first=249 )
Tongue Tied is set in the Tryweryn valley, in the shadow of Arenig Fawr, in North Wales, and in the Rhondda and around Llanelli in the South. The novel recognises the tension that has arisen at times between the majority of Welsh people who can't speak Welsh and the minority who can. It suggests, with respect to national identity, that "one is Welsh if one feels Welsh." As to style, Tongue Tied is strongly influenced by Cynghanedd, an old and very strict Welsh poetic form. As a result, the novel abounds with alliterations and poetry within prose.
Tongue Tied was published by Y Lolfa just over a year ago and is already closing in on its fourth printing.
To get your copy, please send $19.00USD (shipping is already included) to MLMEF P.O. Box 80293, Multnomah Village, 97280 * or use the PayPal 'Donate' button in the right hand column on this page. If you use the PayPal option please email us at americymru@gmail.com with your postal address. Please make checks payable to the 'Meriwether Lewis Memorial Eisteddfod Foundation'. Diolch!
AN UNPUBLISHED SELF-PORTRAIT BY DYLAN THOMAS IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE SEVENTH QUARRY
By Peter Thabit Jones, 2010-07-16
SUMMER 2010
The twelfth issue of the magazine features work from Wales, England, Holland, Romania, Italy, Catalonia, Israel, South Africa, Canada, and America. It also includes a POET PROFILE of American poet Allan Peterson and an interview with leading Catalan poet August Bover. An article by America's John Edwin Cowen, which is entitled The Anchored Angel and the Dylan Thomas/Jos Garcia Villa Connection , is accompanied by a rare self-portrait by Dylan Thomas, unpublished until its appearance in THE SEVENTH QUARRY. Permission to publish the sketch was given by John Edwin Cowen, Peter's friend and the Literary Trustee for the Jos Garcia Villa Estate.
A new chapbook by Aeronwy Thomas, daughter of Dylan Thomas, and America's Maria Mazziotti Gillan
By Peter Thabit Jones, 2010-07-16
Published Summer 2010
POET TO POET #3/ NIGHTWATCH by Aeronwy Thomas and Maria Mazziotti Gillan, published by Cross-Cultural Communications and The Seventh Quarry Press. The third chapbook in the series edited by Stanley H. Barkan and Peter Thabit Jones. Each chapbook features a commissioned American poet and a commissioned British poet. This latest one has many of the well-known poems by Aeronwy Thomas, daughter of Dylan Thomas, and work by Maria Mazziotti Gillan, who is one of Americas finest poets and the recipient of an impressive array of major awards.
Available in America from Cross-Cultural Communications, 239 Wynsum Avenue, Merrick, New York 11566-4725, U.S.A. Available in U.K. from The Seventh Quarry Press, Dan-y-bryn, 74 Cwm Level Road, Brynhyfryd, Swansea, SA5 9DY, Wales, Great Britain. Price $10/3.50.
(c) Peter Thabit Jones, 2010 Aeronwy in Boston during her and Peter's American Tour in 2008
 It is well known that Wales is primarily a rugby nation, but golf is becoming increasingly popular. A collection of anecdotes, jokes and humorous tales relating to the golfing world will be published this week. Golfing Jokes by Dilwyn Phillips, covers the subjects of Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden, Titters on the tee, Fourballs, Mixed Fours, Caddies, the 19th Hole and some general facts and fiction. Tiger Woods obviously gets a mention! Many of Waless rugby heroes play golf, and the sport is set to attract more interest with the Ryder Cup coming to the Celtic Manor Resort later on this year. Author Dilwyn Phillips has unearthed jokes covering all aspects of the game. He says, These DIY golf books usually cancel each other out. One book tells you to keep your eye on the ball, the next says not to bother. Personally, I have a much better idea: ditch the teach-yourself books and have a titter on the tee with this one. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did collecting the stories from my golfing pals. Dilwyn, who hails from Pontarddulais in south Wales, now lives in Los Montesinos, Spain and enjoys a round or two of golf and beer. He is the author of several best-selling joke books. Golfing Jokes (3.95) will be released by Y Lolfa on Monday the 5th of July and is available in book shops and on www.ylolfa.com . |
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The novel melds several common storylines that affected the lives of many men in the first half of the twentieth century. Thomas lived through desperate times but in the end he was one of the lucky ones Thomas T. Moynihan was born in 1947 and was raised in Ystalyfera in the upper Swansea Valley. He started work at 15 years of age at Ynyscedwyn Colliery before moving on to an engineering factory. He is married with two children, and is presently working with adults with special learning needs. This is his debut novel. To Win Against the Odds is published by Y Lolfa in June 2010. |
