Writers Corner

OUR WORLD I was chatting to my granddaughter, And as she sat upon my knee, She said 'Bampi tell me of the things That I'll never be able...

DRACONIUS CAMBRENSIS That time of year will be on us soon, In fact it will be during that next full moon. What is this? I hear you...

LOST LOVE! The day we parted, I felt bereft, To lose a love, there's nothing left! I went away, my eyes full of tears, Now fulfilled,one of my...

REGRETS I have had several regrets throughout my colourful life, One was not meeting sooner, the girl who became my wife. Another is not studying enough at...

Llanelli, Sea-Side: The Other Side Of The Tracks Llanelli, Sea-Side: The other side of the tracks, That place where neighbours watch your backs! Where the views are...

A QUESTION! What is happening in this town of mine, Why are our morals in such a decline? Ordinary folk loathe to leave their abode, Won't take the...

Pegasus Publishers are pleased to announce the publication of The Forgotten Gateway, available to order from bookshops or direct from the publisher. ABOUT THE BOOK Charlie...

IF ONLY If only this gate had the power to speak, How many secrets could it leak? If only this gate had the power to squawk And recount...

A LETTER TO MY TOWN. Dear Llanelli, I hope that you are keeping well, To tell you the truth I miss you like hell. Since the time I...

We all remember picking up a dictionary as a child and surreptitiously looking up that rude word you heard in the playground, but now...

SEA-SIDE'S DRAGONS What will happen to the dragon hatchlings, Now the Bal has finally disappeared. Where will the adults lay those glossy eggs, Or are they now extinct...

THE MONKEY PARADE Walking! Round and round, and round again, Whatever the weather, sun or rain. Walking! Up and down Broadway they all went, The air heady with aftershave and...

THEN AND NOW! Long ago Llanelli had a Pottery, Founded by William Chambers and his mates, They made some exquisite stuff there, Also common jugs and plates. We also...

A new reservoir was being built for growing Llanelly town, And now the day has ended all tools were being laid down. The labourers were tired...

Old Tomos sat slumped against the Cornish Arms wall, He tried to stand up but back down he did fall. He’d been drinking all day and...

Recent research has shown quite a bit, Especially some history that doesn't fit. For instance Buffalo Bill was a Llanelli lad, But don't tell the Yanks because...

ONTO 2019! From the vetch-rich meadows to the sandy shore, To the town itself with its post-industrial core. The beautiful buildings, impressive facades on show, The down-right ugly...

Running across the Sands and diving into the sea, It wasn't that I wanted a swim, more like I needed to pee! Lurking at the back...

Well, the festive season is coming close to us, This is the time when we all start to fuss. So to all those who reside behind...

A LLANELLI ABC Afon Lliedi, the river that flows through the town. Bethel, the oldest Baptist chapel in Llanelli.....Grade II listed. Copperworks Road, site of the works...

A breath of fresh air is blowing this way, Llanelli is getting better, day by day New shops are appearing in Stepney Street, Old buildings renovated and...

Llanelly House has ghosts or so people say, They come out at night, never during the day. Are those wraiths I see on Penclacwydd Marsh Or are...

A DYING TOWN. Something happened in Llanelli today, know what I mean? It was more like 'Only Fools And Horses', that opening scene! Our town was alive,...

On 30th September, 2018, YLolfa Publishers, Tal-Y-Bont, Ceredigion will be issuing a new book to our shops and libraries written by William Vaughan entitled...

When Cwm Met Town. September clouds were swiftly rolling by, When Cwm met Town, beneath an autumn sky. No fire and brimstone, only the fresh cut grass, Flesh...

Under the Weather....... Under the grey clouds they toiled away, Mud covered warriors cast into the frey. Handballs and bloodshed before the end, A victory hard won by...

A masterpiece from Peter Davies - Cwmamman United Football Club Poet PROUD AND TRUE (For Cwmamman United. F.C) There is a simple story, told both proud and...

AUTHOR OF CAST IRON, COFFIN ROAD AND THE BLACKHOUSE OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD AN EXPLOSIVE NEW THRILLER SET IN THE OUTER HEBRIDES What are people saying...

Good day from Irene Edwards Today I would like you all to celebrate a local writer, Mary Powles, who has been beavering away at her...

'CONTAINMENT: An honest-to-goodness stay-up-all-night page-turner, blessed with a vivid sense of character and place.'   Dr A.J. Bilton, (Swansea University creative writing department and author of...

Carmarthen author Anthony James has hit the top twenty in a popular national writing competition. His story, 'Coffee and Loathing at Victoria' struck the competition...

The Most Glorious Prospect: Garden Visiting in Wales 1639-1900 author talk and book signing at Picton Castle at Picton Castle on Saturday 21 April...

The Fatal Tree…Written by Jake Arnott(The author of ‘The Long Firm.’)   The Laugharne Festival, known as the ‘Laugharne Weekend’ takes place once a year at...

• Publisher: Graffeg • Publication: October 2017 • Format: Hardback, 256 pages; Price: £30 • Size: 250 x 250mm • ISBN: 9781910862629 • Author talk and book signing at...

Council staff maintaining services despite snow   DEDICATED Carmarthenshire Council staff are all pulling out all the stops to keep services running in the severe winter...

Hi folks, I’m Irene Edwards. Here I am again with a few ideas for new enthusiastic writers and groups in our community. I have recently interviewed...

As I sat there pondering the existence of human-like emotions in crustaceans, a wayward thought found itself rummaging through my mind. As a species, we've...

  AUTHOR OF THE MONTH   Laura Kemp.   Interviewed by Irene Edwards.  Laura Kemp has written a new book, folks. Look out for it in February 2018 in the...

These are two poems from Sean Hollyman, a local writer who enjoys writing his thoughts down into little chunks to get them out of...