Y Gair #3
Hello and a Happy New Year!
We’re back at it for another year. We haven’t got the time to work on any new year resolutions, no #newyearnewme, because we’re bringing you an absolutely stacked schedule of events and workshops each month.
Strap yerself in, because this one is a big boy. As it’s the new year, we would like to reintroduce some old posts and vibes.
Before we get into it though, here’s our first Featured Poem of the year!
‘Apricots’ has a mouthy toughness and tongue knottedness that is reminiscent of Sylvia Plath; and I think the reference to Plath’s work is no mistake. However, in this visceral poem, there is a slobbering, seeping, juicy moment left in place of the poem. A devoured fruit left on the page.
— Rhys Shanahan.
Salacia is available from Parthian here.
Check the listings post below for all our January events!
Exhibition: The Cardboard Zoo, by Ren Wolfe
We're kicking off 2023 with the launch of this colourful and delightfully silly exhibition of cardboard animals by Ren Wolfe!
Join us from 6-8pm on Friday January 6th to celebrate Ren's work, and to hear her in conversation with Paisley Randell Shillabeer, Director of Cardiff Umbrella!
The exhibition will then be on display for all of January!
Cardiff Collage Club
The next instalment of collage club is here!
Join us on Tuesday 10th January, from 6-8pm, for another easygoing session.
Relax into the new year, make a mess and get creative ✂️
You don’t need any prior experience to take part and materials are provided - though feel free to bring your own!
Collage Club runs on a Pay What You Can system. You can book via Eventbrite or turn up & donate on the day.
Poetry Open Mic
This month’s open mic is on Wednesday 18th, hosted by Rhys Shanahan.
Sign up NOW to book your slot for the opportunity to share your words and stories. Entry for signups and regular attendees is Pay What You Want.
You can sign up on Eventbrite or DM us on socials to claim your space.
We want to hear poetry as many queer / ND voices as possible!!
Dyddiau Du Film Club
Every two months we host a screaning of short films for YOU to share your work, get feedback, and be entertained!
All are welcome to share — we want our beautiful community of queers and ND folks to feel safe and seen in a space built with them in mind.
This event is pay what you can. All donations go towards helping us to run the space and cover our costs, as well as to keep delivering a banging schedule of events each month.
Submit your films NOW to claim your space! Submit your work through the Google Form.
The link is easily accessible through the link in bio, on our Insta and Twitter pages, @dyddiaudu.
You are also welcome to simply attend and enjoy the films, without submitting anything!
EXHIBITION CALLOUT
GET YOUR SUBMISSIONS IN FOR OUR EXHIBITION CALLOUT!
Whether you’re a ceramicist, sculptor, illustrator, poet, painter, photographer, we want your work on our walls!!
Deadline for submissions is January 16th. So be quick!
Check the posts below for details. Or ‘Y Gair 2.5’ to view the plain text without graphic.
EMAIL your submission to us at dyddiaudu@gmail.com, with your name and 'Submission' in the subject line.
Contact us with any questions, or if you'd like to chat before submitting your work.
Our guidelines are simply meant to make life a little easier for us when accessing submissions and choosing work for exhibition!
Donations
We always want your book donations, now and forever.
Poetry, art, photography, fiction, philosophy, architecture, environment/climate change, politics, books by queer, neurodivergent writers and writers of colour. We want it all so give it to us dammit! Just DM, email or pop in for a chat.
Book of the Month
This month’s Book of the Month is a play, originally published in 2005 by Faber & Faber, as chosen by Rhys Shanahan (that boy is getting a lot of air time this week). Here’s what he has to say about it:
A bunch of artists being arty in Shoreditch. On the face of it, this play in two acts sounds like my worst nightmare. But, with a keen satirical eye and an exhilarating command of stagecraft and language, Lenkiewicz captures perfectly the mid-2000s toxicity of London’s bohemian art scene that still feels relevant today.
And here’s a reminder of our opening times (like you need a reminder!
That’s a wrap! Thank you for reading, and we hope you had a lovely festive period. Make 2023 your sub, baby!
Joshua, Freya and Rhys x
Dyddiau Du
Thurs-Sat 11-6pm, Sun 11-4pm
Capitol Centre, Queen Street, Cardiff, CF10 2HQ
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