Anthony NansonMay 9, 201911 minFiction and Reality: The Ambiguous Writings of Alain Robbe-Grillet and Campbell McCluskieby Alistair McNaught, The Tragicall History of Campbell McCluskie Some contemporary scientists give the impression (whether deliberately or not) that the gap...
Anthony NansonJan 9, 20192 min‘It’s All One Place’ – recollections of and tribute to my friend Jay Ramsayby Diana Durham Jay became a lifelong friend and colleague, editing four poetry anthologies that I contributed to, editing two of my poetry books, writing en...
Anthony NansonJan 5, 20191 minSome words about Jay Ramsayby Lindsay Clarke He and I were friends – at times close friends – for around a quarter of a century, during which time I often teased him for an occasionall...
Anthony NansonJan 2, 20192 minJay Ramsay, a Tributeby Verona Bass The title of the collection is Out of Time, which seems poignant now that I know that he ran out of time on 30 December 2018, just over ten ye...
Anthony NansonDec 11, 20183 minThe launch of Green Man Dreaming and By the Edge of the Sea, 5 December 2018On Wednesday 5 December Awen was delighted to host the launch in Stroud at the ever-wonderful Black Book Café of two of our newest books. These were Green Ma...
Anthony NansonAug 3, 20181 minBehold, the Shining Brow!By Kevan Manwaring (Lughnasadh 2018) Silver Branch: Bardic Poems and Letters to a Young Bard is published on 19 August 2018. It will be available direct from...
Anthony NansonJul 2, 20181 minGrit and Pearl: An Exploration of the Cancer Journey, with PoetryJay Ramsay has made a short film about his experience of the cancer journey, including some of the poetry it has inspired. He was due to give this presentati...
Anthony NansonApr 12, 20182 minTransparency in Actionby Jay Ramsay The real story, which is surely the environment now, is being masked by a puppet show diverting our attention from what urgently matters in our...
Anthony NansonJul 24, 20172 minOn the Cover: Glossing the Spoilsby Kirsty Hartsiotis When I first saw the cover image for Charlotte Hussey’s Glossing the Spoils, that’s exactly what I thought we had. The coins on the cove...
Anthony NansonApr 24, 20171 minWord TempleThe stars are in our belly; the Milky Way our umbilicus. Is it a consolation that the stuff of which we’re made is star-stuff too? – That wherever you go you...
Anthony NansonMar 27, 20172 minAwen’s new InternMy name is Morgan Blanks and I have recently become an intern for Awen, for whom I will be managing a project involving the authors published by the company....
Anthony NansonMar 21, 20172 minHermes with Lindsay ClarkeIt was a true delight to participate in the event at the Chapel Arts Cafe in Bath on the evening of 10th March. The cafe, which provides a friendly and comfo...
Anthony NansonMar 6, 20171 minPoetry, place, pilgrimageRoselle Angwin is a contributor to the poetry anthology Soul of The Earth. Today we’re sharing a post previously published on her blog. The stars are in our ...
Anthony NansonDec 22, 20162 minReturn of the Long WomanBy Anthony Nanson It was in the course of a hair-raising and not entirely successful hike along the coast of the Gower Peninsula in search of the Paviland Ca...
Anthony NansonDec 8, 20162 minConsidering speculative fictionA guest post from Alistair McNaught In his review (for Vector) of the The Water Knife by Paul Bacigalupi, Anthony Nanson expressed the concern that speculati...
Anthony NansonNov 20, 20161 minLindsay Clarke reading in StroudBy Jay Ramsay Lindsay has always been a poet in essence. His last collection, Stoker, which recalls his upbringing in Halifax, is now followed by a return to...
Anthony NansonNov 17, 20163 minThe Story Behind the writing – The Journey to The MarshBy Richard Selby The beginning was one afternoon, five years ago, I forget exactly what I was doing, it would be good to say I was writing but probably not. ...
Anthony NansonJul 6, 20161 minMary Palmer“It’s 7 years since our friend Mary Palmer left us. She died from cancer a day after my birthday in 2009. We were both born in that most glorious of years, 1...
Anthony NansonJun 30, 20162 minA Common CauseIn the scary aftermath of the vote to leave the EU, some of the wiser souls I know have voiced the importance of standing together, of being there for each o...
