Omnesia, W.N. Herbert’s new collection of poetry, comes in two volumes, subversively titled Alternative Text and Remix, so as to disabuse the reader of any notion of an ‘original’. The word ‘omnesia’ is a conflation of omniscience and… Read More
Posted on February 18, 2014 by richardgwyn
Yesterday I was introduced to one of the great poets of the 20th century, Ernesto Cardenal, on the fragile grounds that I have translated some of his poems, two of which appeared in Poetry Wales last year…. Read More
Posted on February 16, 2012 by richardgwyn
I am listening to a Chopin nocturne here in my attic, as the rain falls on the city. It is evening and it is autumn. Tomorrow I am going into hospital where someone will poke around in my… Read More
Posted on October 25, 2011 by richardgwyn
Wendy Guerra (b. 1970, Cienfuegos, Cuba) is part of a younger generation of Cuban writers and artists who express themselves in a mix of genres and across media. She came to fame with the publication of a non-fiction… Read More
Posted on October 12, 2011 by richardgwyn
The Empty House Invite no one into our house, for they will repair the doors, windows, staircase and windows, they will see the moths in the corners, the rusty locks, the blind, ruined lamps…. Read More
Posted on October 11, 2011 by richardgwyn
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