A event held at Arnolfini on Saturday 18th April. The event starts at 15:00.
Date: Saturday 18th April 2026
Venue: Arnolfini (Community Workshop)
Time: 15:00 - 16:00
Tickets: £5
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Writing for Wellbeing: with Gwyneth Lewis
Writing Workshop
Join former National Poet of Wales Gwyneth Lewis for an hour of writing for wellbeing. Using prompts and readings, this workshop will look at a number of different ways that writing poetry can promote physical and mental health. We will look at the benefits of rhythm and metaphor in poetry’s time-expanding fields, moving from fear to delight in both subject matter and method.
Gwyneth Lewis:
Gwyneth Lewis was National Poet of Wales and wrote the words on the front of the Wales Millennium Centre. She's an award-winning poet in both Welsh and English. First Rain in Paradise (Bloodaxe) is her tenth collection. She's also published three memoirs, the latest of which, Nightshade Mother: A Disentangling (Calon) won the 2025 Wales Non-Fiction Book of the Year and was shortlisted for a Sky Arts Award. Her radio play Rays of Darkness about migraine is currently on the BBC iplayer.
Part of Lyra – Bristol Poetry Festival 2026
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