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Dave Lewis Publishes New Poetry Collection

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Pontypridd writer Dave Lewis has just released his 21st book and tenth poetry collection.  Split into three parts with black and white photographs (paperback), colour (kindle version) to illustrate some of the themes / poems. “This new collection’s voices are wonderfully varied, powerful and haunting. Divided into three sections, Lewis touches on a number of diverse themes; anti-racism, Africa and austerity, to name just a few, before finally leading us back to the all-encompassing wrapper […]

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Writer Disturbs The Silence With New Poetry Collection

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West Wales writer Dave Urwin is set to release his second collection of poetry, Plain Song from the Backstreets of Silence. It will be launched at a live performance on Thursday, June 24th, 7pm, at Cwrw, 32 King Street, Carmarthen SA31 1BH. (Performance begins at 7.30pm). This event will also be live-streamed on You Tube on the night. Dave believes that anyone who likes poetry will find something in this new collection to make them […]

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From a Cage on a Rock in a Puddle

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Daniel Holmes, a man from south Wales who was arrested in 2006 on Malta with his friend Barry Lee, for growing cannabis for their own use.  Daniel then spent 12 years detained on the island, 9 of which were spent in the Corradino Correctional Facility Prison near Valletta. There was no evidence of their intent to deal but at that time in Malta cultivation was automatically classed as trafficking, contrary to EU human rights laws.  […]