Documenting the life of a community poet
I’ve been blogging recently about working as a Writer, Community Arts Practitioner & Educator (in Y Gogs) and received a number of supportive and positive replies. The latest blog, a radical proposal for community arts and education also received a largely positive response but there was one element to the proposal that seemed to cause contention […]
Read MoreI haven’t yet found the courage to brave the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (except as a punter) so I’ve come to accept August is a quiet time in my calendar. Outside of writing, the freelance work is tied up with schools or projects in the community, but with many people on holiday this month my schedule […]
Read Morepoem, vocals, film, editing & production: Sophie McKeand
Read MoreThis page might not look much but it’s some notes from yesterday’s poetry workshop as part of my residency at Marleyfield Care Home through Age Cymru’s cARTefu project.
Read MoreMovement & Process (work in progress): a piece created by Sophie McKeand & EunJin Choi at National Theatre Wales Summercamp 2015. In protest.
Read MoreI had the most amazing experience at National Theatre Wales’ Summercamp recently. Being given the time and space and tools to focus solely on creating for two weeks is a luxury I’ve never had before. I was surprised by the amount of new work we all created and how quickly we lost our fear of […]
Read MoreMae’r dosbarth Cymraeg wedi orffen am yr Haf felly rhaid i mi ymarfer ar ben fy hun. Treiglad meddal, treiglad trwynol a threiglad llaes.
Read MoreMy good friend Jane Wolfe passed away last week. I met her through my mum when I was 11 and she was 41. She taught me to play killer scrabble and introduced me to a whole world of authors: Ursula Le Guin, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Terry Pratchett, Melanie Rawn, Robin Hobb, Guy Gavriel Kay, Julian […]
Read MoreI want to do more to support local causes this year, so I’ve decided to do the Llandudno Sea Triathlon on Sunday 5th July 2015 to raise money for Saith Seren in Wrecsam. Dwi am wneud mwy i gefnogi achosion lleol eleni, felly dwi wedi penderfynu gwneud Triathlon Môr Llandudno ddydd Sul, Gorffennaf 5ed 2015, […]
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