Rae Howells

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The new @arachnepress.bsky.social anthology, Afonydd - full of absolute gems

Thanks so much Catherine ☺️

Publisher behind hit bilingual poetry book on A470 turns to Welsh rivers Arachne Press says Afonydd (Rivers) was inspired by success of A470: Poems for the Road/Cerddi’r Ffordd

We have quite the article in @theguardian.com culture online thanks to Steven Morris. Afonydd *and* A470 highlighted. orders flooding in, roughly every 3-5 minutes. setting up a reprint. Thanks @nessowen.bsky.social &
@raehowells.bsky.social for quotable quotes! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Aw, thanks so much Siôn!! Glad you’re enjoying the common poems, and also Nat’s book is brilliant isn’t it!

QoD-“there is green and gloss
and red , and splendour, and gold
and here come the lost,
attending like kings in their feathers,
protected by her lovely thorns”
Ask yourself what becomes of the lost - Rae Howells
@raehowells.bsky.social

Very moving tributes to the late Nick Powell today at the Pierhead in Cardiff. He was a much admired political journalist and a great NUJ colleague. We’ll miss his steady leadership and dry wit on the Welsh Executive Council. RIP Nick

Spending loads of time at WWT at the moment, immersing myself in the landscape. I’m trying to learn the different species on the scrapes, and on this visit I’m sure I spotted redshank and teal, lapwing and shelduck - beautiful sounding names that are bound to creep their way into the poems.

How I spent my Saturday: at BBC Central Square in Cardiff, chairing the NUJ’s Welsh Executive Council meeting (this photo from our last meeting, but the Dalek and Tardis are still there!) We talked public interest journalism, AI, newspaper redundancies and lots more #nuj #wales

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It’s a great poem Heather! And all made from second hand words so very appropriate to the theme, which I love. Sounds like a great exhibition too. I didn’t know the Wellcome Trust did these!

Oh wow! I’d love to read your poem if you feel like sharing it? I think there’s something lovely about the rhythm of the phrase ‘You & I are Earth’

Hello! Would love to be added please - thanks for all your hard work, and for finding me. I’ve had a look for pals and can’t find @natholborow.bsky.social @rhysowainwilliams.bsky.social @mariellisdunning.bsky.social on your lists yet so they’d be good to add too if you can. Amazing resource!! 👏🏻

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I'm reading this by @raehowells.bsky.social

Not very far in yet but much of it chimes with my experience growing up on the edge of an underappreciated common in the foothills of Eryri. I'm already making plans to visit West Cross!

Ha! Oh my goodness - gold star!!! ⭐️

Glad you’re enjoying. You definitely should visit! You can join the Facebook Group (search West Cross Common) for the latest info on what you can spot at different times of the year 🌿🌳🦇🦋🍄🌸🐝🦎

Inscribed dish

I'm writing a poem about this beautiful thing, a plate discovered in a sewer, carrying a message through the ages that we'll all go back there one day. It's the flourish at the end that wins it for me.

Here's more about it, if you're interested: www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/...