On Saturday we attended the successful launch of Emily Hinchelwood's new book of poems, entitled 'On Becoming a Fish' in the theatre of Pontardawe Arts Centre. The book, published by Seren, a leading Welsh publisher, was inspired by a series of walks around the 186 mile Pembrokeshire coastal path in West Wales over a period of seven years. The result is a lively collection of witty, amusing and moving moments that cover history, myth, legend, the environment, climate change, personal experiences of walking, skinny dipping and discovering a Las Vegas of glow worms. The title poem won the Envoi International Open Poetry Competition.
Emily read her poems to an audience of over 100 enthusiastic supporters, accompanied by Delyth Jenkins on the harp and with a back drop of Emily's own animations and photographs.
It was a wonderful evening. Emily is a modest person of many talents and strengths, well liked and respected by everyone who knows her, always encouraging others to be creative. Emily is also a playwright. She has a play in the finals of Pontardawes' scriptslam to be held on November 28th 2012. She is an environmental activist working with her partner,Dan McCallum in a community energy project, Awel Aman Tawe, and is committed to raising awareness about climate change. She has recently walked the length of the Heart of Wales railway line gathering people's opinions on the subject.
I wholeheartedly recommend her poetry collection to you. To order copies of 'On Becoming a Fish', priced at £8.99, see www.serenbooks.com
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