LANDEG WHITE AND JENI WILLIAMS

Various venues

Tue 6 Oct – Fri 9 Oct

It is often said that experiences make a writer and that would certainly explain Landeg White’s success. The Welsh born poet has worked in a steel band in the West Indies and at universities in Malawi, Sierra Leone and Portugal, where he now resides. Expertly crafted though ‘not restrictingly formal’, White’s poetry expels raw humanism with a natural poignancy as he searches for ‘a style so transparent you don’t hear any voice of mine’. White is also a published author and translator and his work is described by The Observer as ‘unflaggingly good’ with a ‘sensual vividness’.

This month, White returns to his homeland to make exclusive readings from his eighth collection. He will be accompanied by local poet Dr Jeni Williams, who is an established academic with a true passion for the written word. Her poetry is also deeply interested in people and she achieved critical acclaim for her collection, Being the Famous Ones. The pair will be performing in Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth, and at Carmarthen’s Trinity University College, where Jeni Williams lectures. There they will celebrate national poetry day amongst other Welsh writers, in what is sure to be a highlight of the tour.

With a wealth of experience in life and literature, White and Williams’ impassioned voices are definitely worth listening to.

Tue 6 Oct – ATRiuM, Cardiff; Wed 7 Oct – Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea; Thurs 8 Oct – Trinity University College, Carmarthen; Fri 9 Oct – The Bookshop, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Info: 01267 676 633 (JW)