The A470 - Poetry Along The Road in Wales, is a wonderful new* book about experiencing Wales by following the A470 (arguably the most famous road in Wales) in poetry. It includes 51 original poems, translated into and out of Welsh, to create an entirely bilingual poetry collection.
* published, appropriately, on St. David’s Day, March 1, 2022.
This special ZOOM presentation includes - Adele Evershed (NAFOW Eisteddfod Poem in English Language Winner), Sian Northey (editor and translator), Ness Owen (editor and translator), and Cherry Potts (Director, Arachne Press Limited).
Arguably the most famous road in Wales, the A470 is 186 miles from shore to shore through the backbone of Wales, linking north to south.
Peaceful and picturesque or slow and never-ending: the road out of here, the road home, the beginnings of devolution? Glorious national parks, bypasses, being stuck behind a certain lorry firm or worse, a caravan, the road to the Royal Welsh Show. From the seashore to slates, from nuclear power stations and fighter plane flypasts to forests and mountains: Bwlch yr Oerddrws, Pen Y Fan. On the road or on a journey, there's no need to take the A470 too literally.
You can still watch the recording of this ZOOM event on our YouTube Channel via this link.
And you can purchase the book (as a paperback or on Kindle) on Amazon, using this link.