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Darllen yn GymraegRead Ceredigion's coast and countryside through poetry
Ceredigion's countryside and coast have inspired writers in Welsh and English, with farming, community and the sea appearing in many different forms. Local memorials and named places offer starting points, but a poem is more than a description of scenery. Read the work alongside its author's life to understand the particular connection.
Villages on the page
Llandre connects with novelist Tom Macdonald, while Teifi Valley author Allen Raine placed West Wales lives at the centre of popular fiction. New Quay's maritime inheritance appears in the work of Samantha Wynne Rhydderch.
Continuing conversations
Caryl Lewis, Cynan Jones, Gillian Clarke, Menna Elfyn and Fflur Dafydd offer further ways into the area's literary world. Their different forms and voices show how place can inspire without producing a single shared viewpoint.
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