Postcard from Barcelona

Writer and poet Llŷr Gwyn Lewis, has been selected as on of the Ten New Voices for 2017. Read his postcard from the Kosmopolis literary festival held at the Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture, held between 22-26 March 2017.

It’s pleasing, on one level, that the rest of Europe don’t seem too bothered that we are about to leave the EU. They see us foolish, however they have other problems to worry about.

Some of our company have already left for London to march for the ideal that is still a reality here, tomorrow morning, L and I will return to Bristol, and Cardiff, to the triggering of article 50.

But we haven’t left Europe, and we won’t either. As long as we are able to come to the Barcelonas of the world, to share stories and poems and food and drink and place names, Wales and the Welsh language, will be part of Europe again.

Warm regards,

Llŷr

Another postcard from Kiel

Being in the middle of it all, it's easily forgotten sometimes that we are in fact on the outside. We therefore thank you for the opportunity to bring Wales back to the middle of Europe's multilanguage exchange by the means of various conversations, cups of tea and bottles of wine - with English being the common second language fluttering between us. Kindest regards, Llŷr Gwyn Lewis & Lefi Gruffudd

Postcard from Kiel

Good to meet writers and publishers from all over Europe in Kiel - just received this image from Lene of Milik publishing house, Greenland. Lefi Gruffudd, Y Lolfa