Gwyneth Lewis Livres

Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry Lectures: three lectures linking form and politics with the content of poetry by Wales's first National Poet.

A light-hearted exploration of the fate of a Swansea woman who is apparently possessed by the spirit of Dylan Thomas. Naturally all is not as it seems. By former National Poet of Wales Gwyneth Lewis.

Gwyneth Lewis is a bilingual virtuoso, publishing separate collections in English and Welsh. Chaotic Angels brings together the poems from her three English collections, Parables & Faxes (1995), Zero Gravity (1998) and Keeping Mum (2003).

A Hospital Odyssey is a book-length epic poem by one of Britain's leading younger poets, universal but also highly topical in what it says about cancer, caring for loved ones and the workings of the NHS.

101 Ways to Climb out of the Slough of Despondency - a literary guide (part memoir, part companion) to coming through depression.

A dangerous tale of desire, DNA, incest and flowers plays out within the wreckage of an ancient spaceship in The Meat Tree: an absorbing retelling of one of the best-known Welsh myths by prize-winning writer and poet, Gwyneth Lewis.An elderly investigator and his female apprentice hope to extract the fate of the ship's crew from its antiquated virtual reality game system, but their empirical approach falters as the story tangles with their own imagination.By imposing a distance of another 200 years and millions of light years between the reader and the medieval myth, Gwyneth Lewis brings the magical tale of Blodeuwedd, a woman made of flowers, closer than ever before: maybe uncomfortably so.After all, what man has any idea how sap burns in the veins of a woman?

The memoir explores the deeply impactful relationship between Gwyneth Lewis and her controlling mother, revealing the emotional abuse that shaped her life. Through a dialogue with her younger self, Lewis reflects on her toxic upbringing, using metaphors and literary references to navigate her pain. This powerful narrative emphasizes the healing potential of art and language, ultimately portraying a journey of self-discovery and reconciliation. It stands as a testament to resilience, forgiveness, and the quest for a sense of belonging.

New collection of poems in English by Wales's first National Poet.

Slunění v dešti je knížka o vítězství nad depresí. Je určena všem, kteří z osobní zkušenosti vědí, co jsou deprese, i všem ostatním, kteří tuto nemoc znají ze svého okolí. Deprese jsou epidemií současnosti, ale Slunění v dešti je mnohem víc než pouhá "příručka", jak depresi přežít. Je to moudrá a vtipná kniha, která se výrazně liší od všech titulů, které mapují příběhy temných duševních rozpoložení nebo nabízejí umělé a nepřesvědčivé naděje. Lewisová popisuje, jak ji deprese zasáhla zcela nepřipravenou, jak prožívala akutní fázi nemoci, co jí pomohlo, a co jí naopak vůbec nepomohlo, jak se postupně zase "dávala dohromady" ... Radí, čeho se vyvarovat, jak se "léčit". Hledá příčiny ve své minulosti a snaží se s nimi vyrovnat. V knize jsou konkrétní postřehy a rady nejen pro toho, kdo depresí trpí, ale i pro partnera takové osoby.