Rhian’s first collection of poems Clueless Dogs (Seren) has just been shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2013. It was also shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection 2012, while her pamphlet of poems Parade the Fib, (Tall-Lighthouse), was awarded the Poetry Book Society Choice for autumn 2008.
Rhian is the current winner of the John Tripp Award for Spoken Poetry, having won both the Judges and Audience award, which is the highest accolade for a performance poet in Wales.
Rhian’s poems have appeared in the Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, Poetry Review, Arete, the Spectator, Poetry London, Poetry Wales, Prague Revue, the London Magazine, Stand, Planet Magazine and the Lampeter Review.
Rhian is currently the first Writer in Residence at Aberystwyth Arts Centre from March to June 2013. She is also working again with Sculptor David Annand to compose a poem to be engraved into the new sculpture at Ynysawdre, further to their recent collaboration in Bridgend Town Centre.
Rhian is a poet and musician and has delivered over 300 stage, radio and festival performances world-wide. She lives in South Wales with her husband Blake and their dog Lola. They are expecting their first child.
Poetry @ The Dylan Thomas Boathouse, Laugharne
Tuesday 14 May 2013:
Time: 7PM
Venue: The Boathouse
Address: Dylan’s Walk, Laugharne. Camarthenshire
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Poetry @ Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Time: 7.00PM
Venue: The Round Room, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Address: Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DE
Readers: Damian Walford Davies & Rhian Edwards
Admission: £7
Web: http://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/talks-spoken-word/poetry-reading
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Hit the Ode @ The Victoria, Birmingham
Thursday 16 May 2013
Time: 7.00PM
Venue: The Victoria
Address: 48 John Bright St, Birmingham B1 1BN
Admission: £5
OPEN MIC & Guest Readers, contact bohdan@applesandsnakes.org
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Fiction Fiesta @ On the Roof, Cardiff
Friday 17 May 2013
Time: 6.00PM
Venue: The Roof
Address: Above Coffee A GoGo, 8 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff CF10 3BE
Admission: TBC
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Event 109 @ The Hay Literary Festival
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Time: 5.30PM
Venue: Landmarc 100 Stage (Event 209)
Address: Hay Festival, Dairy Meadows, Brecon Road, Hay on Wye, HR3 5PJ
Admission: £5.00
The new stories adapting the classical Welsh myth-tales into modern idioms engage with rugby, mental health and male identity in Lloyd Jones’ See How They Run and Scritture Giovani fellow Cynan Jones’ Blood, Bird, Snow. Cynan’sThe Dig was shortlisted for the EFG Short Story Award. Rhian Edwards, who was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection of Poetry 2012, will be reading her flash fiction from New Welsh Review.
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Chinwag Spoken Word Cabaret @ Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Time: 7.45PM
Venue: The Round Room, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Address: Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DE
Guest Readers: Matthew Francis & Samantha Wynne Rhydderch
Open Mic: Sign up by 7.15PM, 5 mins of prose and poetry welcome!
Admission: £3
Web: http://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/talks-spoken-word/poetry-reading
