Poetry book launch at Trinity, Carmarthen

National Poetry Day on Thursday (October 8) will be marked at Trinity University College, Carmarthen, by the launch of a debut publication by lecturer Jeni Williams.
Being The Famous Ones is being published by Parthian Books and represents a first for creative writing lecturer Dr Williams.
“I have appeared in print before, being the contributing editor on a couple of titles, and I have had academic works published, but this is my first venture into a book of my own poetry.
“I am a little nervous about how well it will be received, but I am delighted to see the book in print – and it is also appropriate to launch it on National Poetry Day.”
The launch promises to be a major cultural event as Jeni will be sharing a platform at Trinity with Portuguese based poet Landeg White, who is making a return visit to his homeland of Wales.
Mr White and Dr Williams will team-up for a four-day poetry reading mini-tour of Wales, taking in Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth and Carmarthen.
Mr White has edited Being The Famous Ones for Dr Williams.
“It promises to be a memorable occasion and a great opportunity for those who love poetry,” said Dr Williams.
“In addition, we hope that the Carmarthen event will also feature some students from the MA creative writing class at Trinity University College.”
Tour dates:
Tues 6 Oct: The Zen Room, ATRiuM, Cardiff, 5:30 pm
Contact sblandfo@glam.ac.uk
Wed 7 Oct: Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 7:30 pm
Contact Dave Woolley 01792 463 980
Thu 8 Oct: Trinity University College, Carmarthen, 7:30 pm
Contact m.elfyn@trinity-cm.ac.uk
Fri 9 Oct: The Bookshop, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 7:30 pm
Contact aah@aber.ac.uk
Biographies -

Landeg White:
Landeg White was born in South Wales and lives in Portugal, having
taken in along the way universities in Trinidad, Malawi, Sierra Leone,
Zambia and York. His translation of Camões’s The Lusíads won the TLS translation prize for 1998. Singing Bass is Landeg White’s eighth collection of poetry and a sensuous journey through the written word. Taking on Mallarme’s 1891 challenge, “for the first time since the beginning of poetry, poets have stopped singing bass”, White has compiled a collection that is cosmopolitan in range and is in all ways a celebration of love, language, anger and mortality, renewed through some of poetry’s oldest themes.

Jeni Williams:
Jeni Williams teaches creative writing at Trinity University College Carmarthen. She has published widely on the arts and culture of Wales. Her poetry has appeared in magazines including New Welsh Review, Agenda, New Writing, The London Magazine, Poetry Wales, Orbis and Planet.
Being the Famous Ones is rooted in Wales but deeply engaging with the wider world. The poems are deeply interested in people- in their stories, voices, and conversations. Her collection deals with the difficult subjects of vulnerability, the abuse of power, and the complexities of loss.