Conversations on a bench BBC Radio 4 4.30pm 16th October 2016 A specially commissioned work by poet Owen Sheers draws on the voices and stories of those who sit and contemplate the inscription, “Born to be Wild – Dinks Nash – Loved Forever.” The views from the bench of the Gower Peninsula and the threatened Tata Read More …

A Poem in the voice of Aberfan Then and Now, by Owen Sheers A drama portraying the events surrounding the deaths of 144 people in a Welsh village will be aired to mark the 50th anniversary of the tragedy. In 1966, a coal waste tip slid down a mountain above Aberfan, south Wales, onto the village Read More …

Swansea University has been awarded funding to hold events during the ‘Hopes and Fears’ festival week, 17 – 25 November 2016. During this year’s Festival, Swansea University’s hub ‘Dreams, Demons and Discovery’ will inspire you to express your hopes and fears in creative ways. Join us for a range of free events across the festival Read More …

Wednesday 7th  September 18:45 – 19:45 Main Lecture Theatre, Faraday Building Swansea University Join composer Mark Bowden and poet and Professor of Creativity Owen Sheers as they discuss ‘A Violence of Gifts’, an oratorio exploring the origins of our universe. Hear how this 2015 BBC Radio 3 commission for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra was influenced Read More …

The Greatest Poem of World War One: David Jones’s In Parenthesis In Parenthesis is considered one of the greatest ever literary works about war. TS Eliot called it a work of genius and WH Auden said it did for the British and Germans what Homer did for the Greeks and Trojans. In this programme, the Read More …

The Girl in the Red Coat, Kate Hamer (Faber & Faber) We Don’t Know What We’re Doing, Thomas Morris (Faber & Faber) I Saw a Man, Owen Sheers (Faber & Faber) “compelling and thoughtful” More information: www.literaturewales.org/x2016-short-list      

4 May 2016 – 18:30 How does a writer begin to evoke the experience of conflict for their readers? What are the ethical implications of trying to bring a real war zone to life on the page? Is one way of writing about war better than another? These questions, among many others, will be discussed Read More …

White Ravens by Owen Sheers is part of the Kobo Spring Sale. Get your copy for only 99p! wwstore.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/white-ravens

Phil Dunster for his role in Pink Mist at the Bush Theatre has been nominated in the Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre category at the 2016 Olivier Awards. Pink Mist is cutrrently showing at the Bristol Old Vic until 5th March