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Booklaunch: Another Country: Haiku Poetry from Wales
Celebrate the launch of 'Another Country: Haiku From Wales' at the Dylan Thoms Centre in Swansea, Wales..
Friday, 18 March, 7pm: Booklaunch: Another Country: Haiku Poetry from Wales Free entry and wine, in association with Gomer.
The launch of Another Country, the first ever Welsh national anthology of haiku poetry. Published by Gomer Press and edited by Nigel Jenkins, Ken Jones and Lynne Rees, it features haiku, tanka, haibun and somonka in both English and Welsh by forty poets, from Wa ... less haiku pioneers such as Chris Torrance, Tony Conran, Peter Finch, Caroline Gourlay, Arwyn Evans, Matt Morden and John Rowlands, to an exciting younger generation, among them Sarah Coles, Alan Kellermann, Eloise Williams, Rhys Owain Williams and Stephen White. There will be readings from the book and music, before and after, from the pianist and haiku poet Marion Carlisle.
Saturday, 19 March: Haiku Workshops.
Workshop 1, 10am to 12.30pm: read haiku/write haiku with Ken Jones Join Ken for a friendly discussion of haiku, some practical advice on writing your own, and the opportunity to share your work within a supportive group. Ken Jones lives at Cwmrheidol, Aberystwyth and is the recipient of the Sasakawa Prize for Original Contributions in the Field of Haikai. He has published four volumes of haiku and haibun and is co-editor of the annual Contemporary Haibun anthologies published by Red Moon Press (USA). www.redthreadhaiku.org
Full Price: 12 Concessions 10. Includes entry into the evening event.
Workshop 2, 2pm to 5pm: walk haiku/write haiku with Lynne Rees
Join Lynne for a traditional ginko, a guided walk around the docks, marina and city centre with prompts that will give you the material to write your own haiku. Inspiration provided just bring a notebook and pen! Port Talbot-born Lynne Rees is a poet, novelist and creative writing tutor. The recipient of the University of Kents Faculty of Humanities Award for innovative and imaginative practices in the teaching of poetry, she is a judge for the inaugural British Haiku Award in 2011 . www.lynnerees.com
Full Price: 12 Concessions 10. Includes entry into the evening event.
Special Offer: attend both workshops for 20 Full Price, 16 Concessions
Saturday, 19 March, 7.30pm: music/haiku: poems and performance from Peter Stacey and Friends
A celebration, in words and music, of haiku poetry, featuring some of Waless leading haiku poets in creative collaboration with extemporising musicians, including the renowned flautist and saxophonist Peter Stacey. This event will round off a day of haiku workshops at the Centre and haiku rambles around town, and will also showcase some of the poetry arising from the days activities.
Full price 5 Concessions 3.50 PTL 2
Friday, 18 March, 7pm: Booklaunch: Another Country: Haiku Poetry from Wales Free entry and wine, in association with Gomer.
The launch of Another Country, the first ever Welsh national anthology of haiku poetry. Published by Gomer Press and edited by Nigel Jenkins, Ken Jones and Lynne Rees, it features haiku, tanka, haibun and somonka in both English and Welsh by forty poets, from Wa ... less haiku pioneers such as Chris Torrance, Tony Conran, Peter Finch, Caroline Gourlay, Arwyn Evans, Matt Morden and John Rowlands, to an exciting younger generation, among them Sarah Coles, Alan Kellermann, Eloise Williams, Rhys Owain Williams and Stephen White. There will be readings from the book and music, before and after, from the pianist and haiku poet Marion Carlisle.
Saturday, 19 March: Haiku Workshops.
Workshop 1, 10am to 12.30pm: read haiku/write haiku with Ken Jones Join Ken for a friendly discussion of haiku, some practical advice on writing your own, and the opportunity to share your work within a supportive group. Ken Jones lives at Cwmrheidol, Aberystwyth and is the recipient of the Sasakawa Prize for Original Contributions in the Field of Haikai. He has published four volumes of haiku and haibun and is co-editor of the annual Contemporary Haibun anthologies published by Red Moon Press (USA). www.redthreadhaiku.org
Full Price: 12 Concessions 10. Includes entry into the evening event.
Workshop 2, 2pm to 5pm: walk haiku/write haiku with Lynne Rees
Join Lynne for a traditional ginko, a guided walk around the docks, marina and city centre with prompts that will give you the material to write your own haiku. Inspiration provided just bring a notebook and pen! Port Talbot-born Lynne Rees is a poet, novelist and creative writing tutor. The recipient of the University of Kents Faculty of Humanities Award for innovative and imaginative practices in the teaching of poetry, she is a judge for the inaugural British Haiku Award in 2011 . www.lynnerees.com
Full Price: 12 Concessions 10. Includes entry into the evening event.
Special Offer: attend both workshops for 20 Full Price, 16 Concessions
Saturday, 19 March, 7.30pm: music/haiku: poems and performance from Peter Stacey and Friends
A celebration, in words and music, of haiku poetry, featuring some of Waless leading haiku poets in creative collaboration with extemporising musicians, including the renowned flautist and saxophonist Peter Stacey. This event will round off a day of haiku workshops at the Centre and haiku rambles around town, and will also showcase some of the poetry arising from the days activities.
Full price 5 Concessions 3.50 PTL 2
