BORGES, RECURSION AND THE MULTIVERSE PN Review 281, Volume 51 Number 3, January – February 2025. https://www.pnreview.co.uk/cgi-bin/scribe?item_id=11861

RETURNING TO ANIMISM IN THE ANTHROPOCENE. Exploring the return to animism in two new books, In the Eye of the Wild by Nastassja Martin and When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà, which offer a window into a system of belief in which humans and other animals, plants, fungi and diverse organisms survive in interconnected and independent ways. https://www.walesartsreview.org/returningtoanimismintheanthropocene/

ON JEAN GIONO: TRANSLATING THE UNTRANSLATABLE. In which I review Paul Eprile’s translation of The Open Road by Jean Giono, published by New York Review Books, examine my own longstanding relationship with the novel and the many challenges presented in translating a text peppered with idioms and locutions. https://www.walesartsreview.org/translating-the-untranslatable-on-les-grand-chemins/

THE INDIFFERENT GAZE. What is the strange yet profound feeling we experience during fleeting encounters with animals in the wild? Here I explore the concept of the entrancing ‘animal gaze’ and considers the depth and breadth of such interactions. https://www.walesartsreview.org/the-indifferent-gaze-by-richard-gwyn/

THEY CALL ME THE AMBASSADOR. An extract from my memoir, AMBASSADOR OF NOWHERE, concerning a trip across the altiplano of central Mexico, meeting with a harp-playing cowboy, and the scary ramifications of narco gang power in everyday life. https://www.thecommononline.org/they-call-me-the-ambassador/

AMBASSADOR OF NOWHERE. A further extract from the book of the same name, set in Colombia, in which I travel upriver from Cartagena to the town of Mompox (which may or may not exist), drink aguardiente with an obtuse policeman, and witness the devastation of a tropical storm. https://theberlinliteraryreview.com/richard-gwyn-ambassador-of-nowhere/

WITH MALCOLM LOWRY IN CUERNAVACA. A visit to the town that inspired Lowry’s masterpiece, Under the Volcano, a reflection on the author’s life and work, veering into a contemplation of other drunk writers. https://richardgwyn.wordpress.com/2021/12/01/with-malcolm-lowry-in-cuernavaca/

REFLECTIONS ON INSOMNIA. I consider insomnia, charting my own experiences by way of the latest books on the subject by Samantha Harvey and Marina Benjamin, and find in their writings a comforting light and understanding. https://www.walesartsreview.org/refelctions-on-insomnia-by-richard-gwyn/

CONTAGION LITERATURE: BLINDNESS. I re-evaluate José Saramago’s masterpiece from the perspective of the Coronavirus Pandemic. https://www.walesartsreview.org/contagion-realities-tracing-truths-in-saramagos-blindness/

CONTAGION LITERATURE: LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA. In a similar vein, I consider Gabriel García Márquez study of ageing and decline during a time of pandemic. https://www.walesartsreview.org/redux-contagious-realities-love-in-the-time-of-cholera/

INTERVIEWS/ENTREVISTAS

ENTREVISTA CON JEAN FLORES (UCHILE RADIO) 11.02.2025 https://radio.uchile.cl/programas/memorias-de-futuro/828280/

INTERVIEW WITH GARY RAYMOND FOR BLUE, RED AND GREY https://raymondwriter.substack.com/p/ambassador-of-nowhere-by-richard

INTERVIEW WITH JESSICA SEQUEIRA FOR THE PABLO NERUDA FOUNDATION / ENTREVISTA CON JESSICA SEQUEIRA POR LA FUNCADIÓN PABLO NERUDA: “Me gustan las ideas que presionan los bordes de la comprensión…” / “I like ideas that press at the edges of comprehension” (Scroll down for English version). https://cultura.fundacionneruda.org/2020/07/23/me-gustan-las-ideas-que-presionan-los-bordes-de-la-comprension-entrevista-a-richard-gwyn/

BORDERLANDS: An Interview with John Lavin for Wales Arts Review. https://www.walesartsreview.org/borderlands-an-interview-with-richard-gwyn/

BOOKCASE FOCUS: An Interview for Wales Literature Exchange. https://waleslitexchange.org/cy/news/bookcase-focus-an-interview-with-richard-gwyn

ENTREVISTA a Richard Gwyn: la poesía es solo uno de los estanques en los que pesco. Por Fredy Yezzed (Colombia). https://www.academia.edu/14055160/Entrevista_a_Richard_Gwyn_la_poes%C3%ADa_es_solo_uno_de_los_estanques_en_los_que_pesco?email_work_card=title

ENTREVISTA con Eduardo Rubilar Aravena para Letralia (Chile). https://letralia.com/entrevistas/2015/09/13/richard-gwyn-escritor-ingles-que-casi-fallecio-deambulando-de-vagabundo-por-europami-camino-me-dio-un-regalo-que-es-la-conciencia-de-nuestra-mortalidad/

ENTREVISTA Los Viajes del Vagabundo. Carcaj (Chile). https://carcaj.cl/los-viajes-del-vagabundo-fragmentos-de-una-entrevista-a-richard-gwyn/

ENTREVISTA (VIDEO) con Jacob Celnik. Gimnasio Moderno, Bogotá, Colombia, 2014. https://vimeo.com/131225830