This spring and summer we’re taking A470: Poems for the Road / Cerddi’r Ffordd on the road! Join us at one of the bilingual events below, as we visit libraries and bookshops up and down the A470 (and surrounding areas…).

Upcoming

• Thursday, 30 June: The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 7pm
  Join us at The National Library of Wales for an evening of bilingual poetry readings and conversation with Ness Owen, Sian Northey, Pat Edwards, Diana Powell, Sara Louise Wheeler, Siôn Aled, Jeremy Dixon, Rhys Owain Williams, Rae Howells, Lowri Haf Williams, Sandra Evans, Gareth Writer-Davies. Get your free ticket
  
  
• Sunday 10th July Gŵyl Arall Festival, Caernafon
• Editors Ness Owen & Sian Northey are reading and talking about the book. Exact details of where and what time not tied down yet
• Thursday 21st July: The Hours Cafe & Bookshop, Brecon, 6.30pm
  Join us at The Hours brand new premises in Brecon Cathedral grounds for readings and conversation with Gareth Writer-Davies, Clare E Potter, Sian Northey and Stephen Payne.  Get your free ticket
  

• Sunday, 24th July: The Poetry Pharmacy, Bishop’s Castle, 11am
  Readings from Sian Northey, Gareth Writer-Davies, Jeremy Dixon, Ness Owen, Pat Edwards and Stephen Payne at the world’s first walk-in Poetry Pharmacy. Get your ticket (£5 incl refreshments)

Past

•  28th May: Cardiff Central Library Hub
  Readings from Kevin Mills, Tracey Rhys, Mike Jenkins, Nicholas McGaughey, Morgan Owen, Christina Thatcher, Jeremy Dixon, Sian Northey, Sîon Aled, Lowri Williams and Des Mannay. watch the video
  
  
•  30th May: Storyville Books, Pontypridd
  Nicholas McGaughey, Jeremy Dixon, Stephen Payne and Sîon Aled read from A470 in an evening of poetry, with music and nibbles too! watch the videos
  
  
• 31st May: Siop Lyfrau’r Hen Bost, Blaenau Ffestiniog
  Simon Chandler, Sara Louise Wheeler, Haf Llewelyn, Lowri Williams and Sian Northey read from A470  in Blaenau Ffestiniog. watch the videos
  
  
• 1st June: Owain Glyndŵr’s Parliament House, Heol Maengwyn, Machynlleth, SY20 8EE 6 for 6.30pm
  Pulling up outside Senedd-Dy to stretch their legs and catch their breath, editors Sian Northey and Ness Owen talked with Poet Sara Louise Wheeler about how A470 came about, the process of creating a bilingual book and the translation decisions they had to make, reading some of their favourite poems from the book on the way.
  

You can track all our events on our interactive A470 map too.

See you on the road! If you’d like more information about any of these events, please email outreach@arachnepress.com