by Meilyr | Oct 16, 2021 | new publications
I remember thinking as a child that the word ‘oes’ in Welsh was a question – (is there?) but that was before I learnt ‘yn oes oesoedd’ at the end of the Lord’s Prayer which meant ‘forever and ever’. So it became a very ordinary and extraordinary word to me, to...
by Meilyr | Oct 10, 2021 | new publications
As President of Wales PEN Cymru, and on behalf of PEN members, we celebrate PEN International’s centenary as an organisation that has defended the rights of writers worldwide since its foundation in 1921. The main objective of PEN is to defend the freedom of...
by Meilyr | Oct 4, 2021 | new publications
Coming and going. Sea stories always give me sea sickness. Although there is nothing more enjoyable than swimming in Pembrokeshire. By the time you read this I may have had a swim for the first time this year. But in Mexico years ago I nearly drowned out of my depth...
by Meilyr | May 1, 2021 | new publications
This is an event discussing language and poetry with two poets and academics under the guidance of Kritya Festival and the renowned Rati...
by Meilyr | Apr 16, 2021 | new publications
Fortnightly Welsh language column from the Western Mail first published on 15 April 2021: Mae’r cyfnod clo hir yma wedi ein gwneud i feddwl yn fwy manwl am y pethau cyntaf a’r pethau diwethaf yn ein bywydau. Alla i ddim â meddwl am Y Pethau Diwethaf heb feddwl am...
