Anthony NansonNov 25, 20182 min readBook Launch in Stroud: Lindsay Clarke and Nicolas Kurtovitchby Anthony Nanson Green Man Dreaming: Reflections on Imagination, Myth, and Memory is a definitive gathering of Lindsay Clarke’s...
Anthony NansonOct 26, 20182 min readKevan Manwaring and Bardic Poetryby Anthony Nanson The scale of Kevan’s output of poetry of this kind is prodigious, ranging from individual lyrics to ambitious epics....
Anthony NansonSep 23, 20181 min readHonouringThe Bardic Academic The friends in our life are a true measure of success – the harvest of a life well-lived. I am fortunate to know many...
Anthony NansonAug 20, 20183 min readSilver Branch book launch 19 August 2018On 19 August 2018 we gathered in the Ale House in Stroud to celebrate two things: the launch of Awen’s newest title, Silver Branch:...
Anthony NansonAug 3, 20181 min readBehold, 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...
Anthony NansonJul 2, 20181 min readGrit 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...
Anthony NansonMay 18, 20184 min readThe Gramarye of PlaceWe walked alone together up the steep hillside, finding our own desire paths through the boggy heathland, climbing our own mental...
Anthony NansonMay 9, 20181 min readMysteries – Stories and Poems of Faerie by Chrissy DerbyshireChrissy Derbyshire is a master of style – lyrical and accessible, archly ironic, and yet at the same time charged with the sensual...
Anthony NansonApr 18, 20182 min readPilgrimage by Jay RamsayJay will be reading from the book at Hawkwood College, Stroud, on 20 April as part of an event with Andrew Harvey on the theme of sacred...
Anthony NansonApr 12, 20182 min readTransparency 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...