Spoken Word Wales

Highlighting Dylan day on 14 May, with a reflection on Dylan Thomas and contemporary writing and a response to Under Milk Wood.

A conversation with poet, geomythologist and archaeologist Erin Kavanagh @geomythkavanagh about poetic living, the Japanese haiku tradition and responding to the canon.

Kathy Miles reads from her new collection and discusses landscape, nature and competitions.

Julie discusses her collection Butterfly Kisses and a Bee Sting Mind, walking and writing; and Martin explores Housman's Shropshire.

Interview with Ric Hool about Between So Many Words, open field poetry, and performance

Interview with Nia Davies about her new collection, editing Poetry Wales, nature poetry and performance.

Readings by staff and students of work by Kate Tempest, Spike Milligan and others, and Liz Wilson and Martin Locock read their own work.

A solo edition - Martin Locock reads from his poetry and discusses Kingsley Amis's time in Swansea

Jackie Biggs talks about haiku, her new collection The Spaces in Between, the 52 project and Penfro Literary Festival

Natalie Holborow talks about her poetry, a Swedish residency, the Dylan Thomas Birthplace and her new spoken word event Mad as Birds

Interview with Dominic Williams about his involvement with performance groups and events, WISPA, and publishing.

Martin Locock talks to Carly Holmes about her debut novel The Scrapbook, and the Cellar Bards group.