Sunday, October 18, 2026

Witsh Author Mari Ellis Dunning

Hosted by the Welsh Society of Western New England

Mari Ellis Dunning is a poet, novelist, and lecturer at Aberystwyth University. Her debut poetry collection, Salacia, was shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2019. Her debut novel, “Witsh”, is a gothic novel exploring the witch trials of 16th century Wales.

Please register here: https://www.welshwne.org/events/2026/witsh

Sunday, November 15, 2026

Englyn Bedd/Welsh Grave Poetry

Presented by Dr. Guto Rhys. 

Dr. Guto Rhys discusses the englyn, a traditional Welsh short-form poem that relies on strict syllable counting, precise end-rhymes, and cynghanedd—a complex internal harmony of consonant alliteration and accent. It is one of the oldest attested stanzaic metrics in Welsh literature, dating back to the 9th century. Englyn Bedd refers specifically to the form as used on many headstones, found both in Wales, in the United States and in Welsh cemeteries around the world. Click the link below to join on Zoom.

https://zoom.us/j/98359854297?pwd=a1MVbHscp8laeyr9hekfEM02Y8mi6M.1