Thank you so much Rachel! ☺️ Such a beautiful issue of Poetry Wales - I feel so blessed to be part of it.

AND absolutely stunned by this heartbreaking poem by @aldugmore.bsky.social - see final pic for info on where the words come from for this poem...

It really is - the way the collection is structured is subtle yet so effective at bringing out the way all the poems sit in dialogue with each other.

Ah, I’ve spent the weekend deeply immersed in this - painful and beautiful!

I did, thanks - there’s something so understatedly beautiful about it, in a way that I think is rare in contemporary poetry. Thanks for the tip on his posthumous collection - I’ll have to pick that up when it launches!

Gosh yes, an absolutely wonderful and vitally important event. So much of what Kim and Helen said resonated with me.

Love this! Why have I never served canapés on a chess board?! I’m now pondering the serving potential of Cluedo, Connect 4…

Maybe we need to go back to wearing crinolines!

No idea! But I’d definitely like to read it!

So true! People still cling to the familiar as a safety net. I do also think those critiquing it (unless they’re brand experts) need to consider whether they’re the target audience. Everyone’s now waiting to see the cars, so smart PR at least…

But do you have an opinion on other people’s opinions of the rebrand? I think we’ve reached the next wave already!