In interesting morning at NHSound last Thursday; Karenne Griffin, a writer from Pontypool, was my guest on "The Writer's Room", talking about her travel books "Bus Pass Holiday - A Short Circuit" and "Bus Pass Holiday # 2 - The Long And The Short Of It". In the peak of the holiday season it was a timely reminder that you don't have to go to far-flung places to see a different world, to meet new people, to widen your horizons. And those of us of a certain age and stage are lucky enough to be able to travel cost-free around our beautiful country! How fortunate we are. Karenne is also the author of two novels - "Beyond The Island" and "Return To The Island" - do check them out; some good holiday reading there.
I spent Sunday afternoon at Octavos Bookshop in Cardiff, relaxing in their great cafe and wine bar and listening to the Bristol poet Elizabeth Parker. The monthly readings and open mics there are well worth getting to - they're free, really welcoming and have some excellent visiting poets. Rhian Edwards will be there in November - something to really look forward to. If you've not heard her before you can get a flavour of her work listening to her reading on YouTube; she has to be one of my favourite contemporary poets.
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