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From Shakespeare’s birthday to R.S.Thomas’ centenary via a reading bythe 2012 Cardiff International PoetryPrize winner, Mark Tredinnick,there’s plenty to celebrate in ourspring programme. We also focuson the best in football writing withthe launch of the latest edition of theinnovative journal The Blizzard, andwelcome top sports journalistJonathan Wilson to discuss hislatest book, The Outsider: A Historyof the Goalkeeper.

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Thursday 24 January, 7.30pm

UNDERCURRENTS PRESENTLIVING IN THE FUTUREThis eco-documentary, directed byHelen Iles, follows the highs and lowsof nine pioneering families who arebuilding their own affordable homes,growing their own food and creating anew community in Lammas, the UK’sfirst planned eco-village in Glandwr,Pembrokeshire, Wales. ALL TICKETS: £3

Wednesday 30 January, 7.30pmSCIENCE CAFÉ

Things that go bump in the night:approaches for getting a grip onenigmatic animals - Professor RoryWilson (Swansea University). Free entry

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Thursday 31 January, 7.30pmPOETS AT THE DTC WITHOLIVER REYNOLDSOliver Reynolds was bornin Cardiff. Hodge, his fifthbook of poetry, waspublished in 2010 anddescribed by The Guardianas “an enjoyable, witty andweighty collection”. Helives in London and worksas an usher at the RoyalOpera House. Includesopen mic.TICKETS:

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Friday 8 February, 7.30pmMARTYN CRUCEFIX:SONNETS TO ORPHEUSMartyn Crucefix reads from his translation ofRilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus. Martyn haswon numerous prizes, including amajor Eric Gregory award and aHawthornden Fellowship. Hehas published fivecollections, including Hurt(Enitharmon, 2010). Histranslation of Rilke’s DuinoElegies was shortlisted for the2007 Popescu Prize forEuropean Poetry Translationand Magma writes that it is

“unlikely to be bettered for verymany years”. TICKETS:

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Saturday 9 February, 2pm – 4.30pmMARTYN CRUCEFIX:DEFEATING THE BLANK PAGE!In this workshop, Martyn Crucefixwill introduce interesting and well-structured exercises so thatparticipants will leave with five or sixpoems well on the way to completion.From devising name trails, extendingthe simple haiku form and writingabout sacred objects, we will work in afriendly and supportive atmosphere.Suitable for those who want to breakold habits or develop new directions intheir writing.TICKETS: £10 £7

Wednesday 13 February, 7.30pmA NICE DRINK BY JUDE GARNER

Jude Garner’s A Nice Drink won theDrama Association of Wales’ One ActPlay competition 2012, judged byacclaimed playwright Ian Rowlands. Ithas been developed into a full-lengthplay by the Welsh Fargo StageCompany to begin this season of Onthe Edge performances. ALL TICKETS: £4

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Saturday 16 February, 1pmTHEATRE PRESENT

J.M. BARRIE’S THE OLD LADY SHOWS HER MEDALS It is1916 and four ladies are braggingabout their sons, who are away at war.But the biggest boaster, Mrs Dowey,has a secret. This is a glorious andpointed comedy from the writer ofPeter Pan. All Theatre-in-Focuspresentations are script-in-hand, and preceded by a talk about theplaywright.ALL TICKETS: £5

Wednesday 27 February, 7.30pm

SCIENCE CAFÉ Please see www.swan.ac.uk/science/swanseasciencecafe/ for details ofthis month’s talk by a leading expert intheir field. Free entry

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Thursday 28 February, 7.30pmPOETS AT THE DTC WITH JO BELLJo Bell’s poetry is about archaeology,friendship, boats and sex - all the importantthings in life. Former Director of National PoetryDay and poet in residence for GlastonburyFestival, Jo works and performs across theUK. Often working in collaboration with others,her current project is ajoint book with MartinMalone about forty-something loversand the difficultiesthey face. She isthe UK’s first CanalPoet Laureate,writing andencouraging othersto write about theinland waterways.Includes open mic.TICKETS:

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Thursday 7 March, 7pmWORLD BOOK DAYSTUFF HAPPENSThe Crunch and the DylanThomas Centre join forces tocelebrate this year’s WorldBook Day with a specialevening celebrating writingfrom Swansea.TICKETS: Free entry

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Saturday 16 March, 7.30pmTHE BLIZZARD AND THE OUTSIDERJoin us for an evening oftwo halves. JonathanWilson discusses hislatest book, TheOutsider: A History ofthe Goalkeeper. Hisother titles includeInverting the Pyramid, ahistory of football tacticsthat was named Football Book of the Year in2009, and Nobody Ever Says Thank You, abiography of Brian Clough. He also edits TheBlizzard, a quarterly journal of football writing thatgives its authors the freedom to write the footballstories that matter to them, be that at the highestlevel or the lowest, at home or abroad.

We also launch the latest issue of The Blizzardwith one of their legendary Q & A sessions.Jonathan, co-editor David Rose and otherjournalists will discuss all things football with theaudience, and offer their views on the afternoon’sgame between Swansea City and Arsenal.

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Wednesday 20 March,7.30pm

THE WAYOF WATER

BY CARIDAD SVICHThis new piece by NewYork based Caridad Svichexamines the after-effectsof the 2010 oil spill inMexico Bay and the ways inwhich it has impinged onthe lives and dreams ofpeople living along thiscoastline.ALL TICKETS: £4

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Saturday 23 March, 1pmTHEATRE PRESENT

DOROTHY PARKER’SHERE WE AREA pair of newly-weds are travelling bytrain towards their honeymoon hotel andthe longed-for consummation of theirmarriage. What could possibly gowrong? Dorothy Parker’s razor-sharp witis at her best in this delicious comedy.All Theatre-in-Focus presentations arescript-in-hand, and preceded by a talkabout the playwright.ALL TICKETS: £5

Wednesday 27 March, 7.30pm

SCIENCE CAFÉ Please see page 5 for more information.

Thursday 28 March, 7.30pm POETS AT THE DTC WITHMARK TREDINNICKMark Tredinnick - winner of theMontreal Poetry Prize in 2011 and the2012 Cardiff Poetry Prize - is the authorof Fire Diary, The Blue Plateau,Australia’s Wild Weather and nine otheracclaimed works of poetry and prose.His new collection, Body Copy, ispublished this year. He lives and writesalong the Wingecarribee River in NewSouth Wales. Includes open mic. TICKETS: £4 £2.80 £1.60

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Thursday 11 April, 7.30pm ROBERT MINHINNICK AND MIKE JENKINSThe evening’s politically charged readingsinclude a performance of ‘An Opera inBaghdad’, from Robert Minhinnick’s NewSelected Poems (Carcanet), featuring actressTracy Evans. It was written after Minhinnick’svisit to Iraq in 1997, and addresses the politicaland environmental destruction wrought by theongoing war in Iraq. In his latest collection, Barkin!, Mike Jenkinscaptures both the craziness and tragedy of hishome town. Using Merthyr’s vibrant vernacular,Jenkins writes about people who try to defythe oppression of a system which has made itone of the poorest places in the UK.TICKETS: £5 £3.50 £1.60

Saturday 13 April, 1pmTHEATRE PRESENT

SHAKESPEARE’STHE SONNETS A treat for Shakespeare’sbirthday (on April 23rd), with anexploration of his sonnets;profound truths about Time,Beauty and Verse. All Theatre-in-Focus presentations arescript-in-hand, and precededby a talk about the playwright.ALL TICKETS: £5

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Thursday 18 April, 7pm R.S. THOMAS: A CELEBRATIONAn evening of poetry, music anddiscussion to mark the centenary ofR.S. Thomas’ birth. Professor M.Wynn Thomas, the executor ofThomas’ unpublished literaryestate, launches his new book,R.S. Thomas: Serial Obsessive.There will also be speciallycommissioned contemporaryresponses to Thomas’ work inpoetry and music from MennaElfyn, Brian Breeze and others.TICKETS:Free entry in association withUniversity of Wales Press

Wednesday 24 April, 7.30pmHORIZONS BYJEROEN VAN DEN

BERG & IAN ROWLANDSSpecially written for Welsh FargoTheatre Company, this play follows theadventures of two writers as they travelthrough Europe.

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Wednesday 24 April, 7.30pmSCIENCE CAFÉ

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Thursday 25 April, 7.30pmPOETS AT THE DTC WITHEMILY HINSHELWOODAND DELYTH JENKINSEmily Hinshelwood’s new collection,On Becoming a Fish, was inspired by aseries of walks around the 186 milePembrokeshire coastal path. Deeplyengaged with environmental issuesthrough her work in community energyand climate change, the author is alsoa keen observer of human nature in thecontext of this beautiful coastline. Herreading will be accompanied by DelythJenkins on harp. Includes open mic.TICKETS: £4 £2.80 £1.60F C PTL

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