Tracey Rhys reads two of her Bathsheba poems from Issue Twelve of The Lonely Crowd. The Lonely Crowd · Tracey Rhys reads ‘Bathsheba In Eden’ And ‘Bathsheba’ Tracey Rhys’ first pamphlet, Teaching a Bird to Sing (Green Bottle Press, 2016) was longlisted for the Michael Marks Award in 2017. Her poetry has been exhibited at The Senedd…
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Winter Readings: ‘Foot and Mouth’ by Laura Morris
Laura Morris reads an excerpt from ‘Foot and Mouth’, her short story in Issue Twelve of The Lonely Crowd. The Lonely Crowd · Winter Readings: 'Foot and Mouth' by Laura Morris Laura Morris’s fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and featured in the Honno anthologies Safe World Gone and All Shall Be Well. She’s…
Winter Readings: ‘Grey Wizard’ Catherine Wilkinson
Our Guest Non-Fiction Editor Catherine Wilkinson reads her short story, ‘Grey Wizard’, originally published in Issue Ten. The Lonely Crowd · Winter Readings: ‘Grey Wizard’ by Catherine Wilkinson Catherine Wilkinson was first published in Issue 11 of this publication with her story GREY WIZARD. Introduced as ‘an exquisite painterly story concerning the death of a…
Winter Readings: Two Poems by Niamh MacCabe
Niamh MacCabe reads two new poems from our special anniversary issue. The Lonely Crowd · ‘And Her Father’ by Niamh MacCabe Niamh MacCabe is an award-winning writer and visual artist, with experience as collaborator and director on many multi-disciplinary art projects. She is published in over forty literary journals and anthologies in Ireland, the U.K.,…
Winter Readings: Two Poems by Laura Wainwright
Laura Wainwright reads her two poems from the special five year anniversary issue of The Lonely Crowd. Laura Wainwright is from Newport, Wales. Her poems have been published in a range of magazines, journalsand anthologies. She has been shortlisted in the Bridport Prize poetry competition twice and awarded a Literature Wales Writer’s bursary in 2020…
‘A Frontal Lobe Love Poem’ Glyn Edwards
In honour of Valentine’s Day, Glyn Edwards reads the beautiful ‘A Frontal Lobe Love Poem’, from Vertebrae. Find out more about Glyn Edwards and Vertebrae here. Image by Jo Mazelis. Follow Jo on twitter here.
Winter Readings: Two Vertebrae Poems by Glyn Edwards
Glyn Edwards reads two poems from Vertebrae, his acclaimed debut collection from The Lonely Press. You can order Vertebrae here. The book is distributed in the UK by the Welsh Books Council.
Winter Readings: Three Poems by Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal
Our Winter Readings series continues with Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal reading her three poems from Issue 11 of The Lonely Crowd. See the website tomorrow for an essay by Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal. Image by Jo Mazelis.
Winter Readings: ‘A Millennial’s Christmas in Wales’ by Dan Tyte
Dan Tyte reads a Christmas short story as part of our Winter Readings series of podcasts. Millennial identical twins Gerard and Stephanie are back home for Christmas Day. Expect family politics with all the trimmings. The stand-alone story also acts as the first chapter of Tyte’s latest novel, The Offline Project (The Big Issue called…
Winter Readings: Three Poems by John Freeman
John Freeman reads his three poems from Issue Eleven of The Lonely Crowd. John Freeman is a prize-winning poet and critic whose work has appeared in magazines and anthologies over several decades. His most recent books are What Possessed Me (Worple Press), and Strata Smith and the Anthropocene (Knives Forks and Spoons Press), both published…
Winter Readings: ‘Making Thrums’ by Susanna Crossman
Our Winter Readings podcast series returns with regular Lonely Crowd contributor, Susanna Crossman, reading her short story ‘Making Thrums’, taken from Issue 11. Photography: copyright Jo Mazelis, 2019.
Winter Readings: ‘Greyhound Nights’ by Jo Mazelis
Our Winter Readings podcast series returns with regular Lonely Crowd contributor, Jo Mazelis, reading her short story ‘Greyhound Nights’, taken from Issue 12. Painting by Jo Mazelis.