Cambrian Mountains Society Poetry Competition
Second prize in the Mid Wales Section went to Gareth Writer Davies for his poem "Red Flags". https://www.herald.wales/national-news/poets-from-around-the-world-celebrate-mid-wales-uplands/
SOUTH on The End
This is a compelling, thought provoking set of 31 poems, mostly unpunctuated, short and punchy, often in couplets. The tone clearly set by the cover with its Welsh church, a…
The Journal on Wysg
"...ππππ ππ π ππππ π° πππππ ππππ ππ ππππ, πππ ππππ ππππππ ππππππ." A review to die for. Gareth Writer-Davies' "Wysg". Thanks to Sam Smith, editor at The Journal (#68),…
Confluence on The End
This slim volume of poetry is an intelligent and darkly humorous collection that touches its toe to the edge of an end that waits for all us. Turn to a…
The High Window on The End
In choosing what could be the spectacularly ill-advised collection title of βThe Endβ (βGod was I glad to reach β¦..β), Writer-Davies has set out his stool in terms of bravery before the reader has even opened the first page.
Sphinx Review on The End
This is a pamphlet that hits hard with its uncompromising title and gloomy cover image of an ancient church among headstones.
London Grip on The End
Both the title and the photograph of a graveyard on the cover leave us in no doubt about the subject matter of this pamphlet.
3 Poets ~ 3 Books ~ 1 Launch
We're very excited to announce an evening of poetry from our three new poets: Gareth Writer-Davies, Simon Cockle and David Van-Cauter. Each will be reading from their latest collections plus a selection of their other work.
Confluence Magazine on The Lover’s Pinch
Two things to make a great poetry collection review: #1 Comparison to the great Ivor Cutler and #2 when the reviewer says simply "Get it".
Greta Stoddart on The Lover’s Pinch
"Reading these poems you could say that the love poem is alive and, if not kicking, then beautifully stretching out its long limbs and casting a cool and appraising eye on both the beloved and the lover.