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  St David's Day - A Holiday in Verse

  Alun Lewis, Dafydd ap Gwilym, W....

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  It comes as no surprise to the average Welsh person that their culture continues to thrive despite centuries of seeming servitude to the English.  Wales, exemplified by the symbol of the Welsh dragon, is a small proud nation of many talents, large imaginations and even bigger hearts. 
   
  Saint David's Day, or the Feast of Saint David falls on the 1st March each year on the anniversary of his death in 589 AD. The feast has been regularly celebrated since his canonisation in the 12th century. 
   
  Traditional festivities include wearing the symbols of Wales and St David; daffodils and leeks, eating the National dish of cawl, a thick heartwarming soup, as well as the classic Welsh rarebit, and parades throughout the day featuring the traditional dress. 
   
  The pride in its culture and history is keenly felt and in this volume the poets of Wales through the ages bring verse that fortifies and uplifts the soul of a nation and its much admired literary merits.  
  1 - St David's Day - A Holiday in Verse  - An Introduction 
  2 - Grongar Hill by John Dyer 
  3 - Home, Fair Was The Morning Fair Our Tempers by Edward Thomas 
  4 - The Waterfall  by Henry Vaughan 
  5 - Sweet Empty Sky of June by Henry Vaughan 
  6 - from Chepstow - A Poem - Tinturn Abbey by Edward Davies 
  7 - The Grey Steed by Gwerfyl Mechain 
  8 - The Fox by Robert Williams Parry 
  9 - On a Mountain Tumulus by Dafydd ap Gwilym 
  10 - Llyn Y Gadair by T H Parry-Williams 
  11 - Plynlimmon by Lewis Glyn Cothi 
  12 - The Kingfisher by W H Davies 
  13 - In May by William Henry Davies 
  14 - Cock Crow by Edward Thomas 
  15 - All Day It Has Rained by Alun Lewis 
  16 - from Education In Wales by Rowland Williams 
  17 - Here's the Life I’ve Sigh’d For Long by Iolo Goch 
  18 - The Depression by David Gwenalt-Jones 
  19 - The Wind's Lament by John Morris-Jones 
  20 - In Praise of Wales by Talhaiarn 
  21 - Praise of a Girl by Huw Morus 
  22 - A Fleeting Passion by William Henry Davies 
  23 - Song of the Worker's Wife by Alice Gray Jones 
  24 - from The Happy Farmer by Iolo Morganwg 
  25 - Miners by Wilfred Owen 
  26 - This Poor Man by William John Gruffydd 
  27 - Old Man by Edward Thomas 
  28 - Wondrous Sight For Men by Ann Griffiths 
  29 - Has Your Soul Sipped by Wilfred Owen 
  30 - Faith by George Herbert 
  31 - Apologia Pro Poemate Meo by Wilfred Owen 
  32 - Exposure by Wilfred Owen 
  33 - War by Hedd Wyn 
  34 - There's An Open Door by Ann Griffiths 
  35 - The Immovable Covenant by Hugh Derfel 
  36 - The Black Spot by Hedd Wyn 
  37 - Expecting The Lord by Ann Griffiths 
  38 - Church Monuments by George Herbert 
  39 - A Flower Sunday Lullaby by Eiffion Wynn 
  40 - Virtue by George Herbert 
  41 - Hymn XLI by William Williams Pantycelyn 
  42 - Song to Mead by Taliesin 
  43 - The Owl Disturbs the Bard's Sleep by Dafydd ap Gwilym 
  44 - The Perishing World. From 'The Sleeping Bard' by Elis Wynn 
  45 - Lullaby by Roberty Bryan 
  46 - The Fold of the Bards Book of Taliesin 
  47 - from Arthur's Passing by Thomas Gwynn Jones 
  48 - An Elegy on the Death of Llywelyn ab Gruyffyd by Gruffydd ap Yr Ynad Coch 
  49 - In Memory of Mair Eluned by T Marchant Williams 
  50 - Goodbye by Alun Lewis 
  51 - Friends Departed by Henry Vaughan

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  Damon Runyon Theater - Joe...

  Damon Runyon

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  The Damon Runyon Theatre Hour.  Damon Runyon is acknowledged as one of the great writers to come out of twentieth century America.  Runyon's short stories are almost always told in the first person by a narrator who is never named, and whose role is unclear; he knows many gangsters and has no job that can be gleaned from his musings, nor does he admit to any criminal involvement; He’s a bystander, an observer, an average street-corner Joe.  Runyon described himself as "being known to one and all as a guy who is just around".  That line seems to say a lot about Runyon and his life.  It was like you were with him on some street corner hustle or some shady dive and he was filling you in on all the angles, all the gossip, all of life. He was who so many people wanted to be with……or so many people wanted to be.  Of course, the cliché about newspapermen and writers is that they are heavy drinkers, chain-smokers, gamblers and obsessively chase women with a sideline in the gathering of stories and facts and actually getting something written just before the deadline hits. That seems like Damon Runyon and his life summed up in one sentence.  His stories became legendary ways of looking that bit differently at America, of soaking up the atmosphere of a glamorous and rip-roaring age and distilling it into a black and white type or, in our case, The Damon Runyon Theatre Hour.

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  Picnic at Hanging Rock (stage...

  Joan Lindsay

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  'I know you're there… Miranda? Miranda!'
  On a summer's day in 1900, three Australian schoolgirls on a picnic expedition to the remote Hanging Rock abscond from their group. They are last seen heading towards the beckoning Rock…
  In Tom Wright's chilling adaptation of Joan Lindsay's classic novel, five performers struggle to solve the mystery of the missing girls and their teacher. Euphoria and terror reverberate throughout the community, as the potential for history to repeat itself becomes nightmarishly real.
  This adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock was first co-produced by Malthouse Theatre and Black Swan State Theatre Company, Perth, and first performed at Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, in 2016. The play received its European premiere at the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, in 2017.
  'This retelling of the Joan Lindsay cult classic proves the book's theme remains relevant – and will terrify the pants off you.' - Guardian

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  Don't Walk Alone

  G. G.M.Hague

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  Look inside the mind of a psychopathic killer - the worst kind. James never believes he is anything but normal. A man who falls in love with beautiful young women, just like everyone else. He's the perfect lover, a successful professional, wealthy, and living his dream. He doesn't care that the women he loves disappear, never to be seen again. He's careful to hide all traces and cover his tracks. No one would ever suspect James lives another life behind his kindly, benevolent persona.Then things start to slowly unravel when James takes things too far because the true love of his life is suddenly within reach. His intricate web of deceit is in danger of unravelling.But James hasn't survived this long in the shadows without being clever and resourceful. He can still have everything he wants and never reveal the truth.Don't Walk Alone will make think twice about who to trust, who to believe, and who to allow through your door.

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  Elijah - A Fictional Reinvention...

  A LeRoy

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  A Dangerous Prophet for Dangerous Times! 
  (Author's Narration) 
  Israel. 9th-century BC. Jezebel has killed the true prophets of the Lord, and Elijah must flee her wrath. 
  But he is not alone. Embraced by a shapeshifting goddess, counseled by a great angel, he is empowered to call down fire from Heaven! 
  In the spirit of Dante, Shakespeare, and Homer, this epic poem relives the stunning miracles of the great prophet as described in the Old Testament—fed by ravens, raising the dead, commanding the rain, calling down fire from Heaven, outrunning horses, ascending to Heaven. 
  But along with all this, the author weaves a rich thread of mythological influences: shapeshifting goddesses, shamanic journeys, dueling dragons, Queen Jezebel's seductions, and dissension in the ranks of the royal bodyguard. 
  Saucy yet sacred, this timeless tale takes wing in the poet's pen, the poet's voice! 
  "Fun, interesting, and entertaining, with elements of a heroic quest, pure fantasy, and sexy romance.” 
  Karen Siddall 
  "The telling was riveting, and you don’t need to know the story ahead of time to be moved by it.” 
  Kit Donner 
  “LeRoy has a great talent for writing an epic poem, and his hypnotic voice lends grandly to the narration of the story.” 
  Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews, Top 10 Books of 2018 
  "An epic tale, Biblically based, but with considerable writer’s freedom that makes the book wholly entertaining." 
  San Francisco Review of Books

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  Damon Runyon Theater - A Piece...

  Damon Runyon

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  The Damon Runyon Theatre Hour.  Damon Runyon is acknowledged as one of the great writers to come out of twentieth century America.  Runyon's short stories are almost always told in the first person by a narrator who is never named, and whose role is unclear; he knows many gangsters and has no job that can be gleaned from his musings, nor does he admit to any criminal involvement; He’s a bystander, an observer, an average street-corner Joe.  Runyon described himself as "being known to one and all as a guy who is just around".  That line seems to say a lot about Runyon and his life.  It was like you were with him on some street corner hustle or some shady dive and he was filling you in on all the angles, all the gossip, all of life. He was who so many people wanted to be with……or so many people wanted to be.  Of course, the cliché about newspapermen and writers is that they are heavy drinkers, chain-smokers, gamblers and obsessively chase women with a sideline in the gathering of stories and facts and actually getting something written just before the deadline hits. That seems like Damon Runyon and his life summed up in one sentence.  His stories became legendary ways of looking that bit differently at America, of soaking up the atmosphere of a glamorous and rip-roaring age and distilling it into a black and white type or, in our case, The Damon Runyon Theatre Hour.

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