New Welsh Reader

Anthology of creative work from Wales and beyond, including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, photography and artwork. This edition's theme is 'contrary', and features the poetry of the prizewinning Robert Minhinnick and a linocut by the renowned artist Dan Llywelyn Hall, as well as a feature on dentistry and concepts of 'welfare' through history; a philosophical spotlight by musician Jeb Loy Nichols on a 'contrary' project of passion, Westwood recordings Country and Western label of 70s and 80s mid Wales; an essay on the concept of radio community portraiture in relation to Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood, in addition to stories of environmental revenge by Jem Poster, of middle-aged Spanish dropouts by Dan Anthony, and of successful conception, with the aid of witchcraft, by Wales Book of the Year nominee Mari Ellis Dunning.

EDITORIAL: Gwen Davies

POETRY AND ARTWORK

'The Great Spring of Glamorgan' & 'Schwyll: The Great Spring of Glamorgan': Robert Minhinnick and Dan Llywelyn Hall (respectively)

NONFICTION

'Westwood': Jeb Loy Nichols on the contrary passion of Seventies grassroots Country label, Westwood Recordings of mid Wales

'Perfect Smiles': Liz Jones on what our teeth tell us about society and welfare

'Under Milk Wood: A Play for Ears': David N Thomas reflects on the radio concept of community portraiture and the influence of Philip Burton and T Rowland Hughes on Dylan Thomas’ classic script

FICTION

'El Cuento Robado': Dan Anthony

'How to Conceive a Crow': Mari Ellis Dunning

'Puppets': Jem Poster