Emily Trahair

Saw this advertised and thought it was worth a look - I'm generally a supporter of small magazines and journals, and as an immigrant in Wales it is only good manners to become more familiar with the wider cultural mileau. Not a bad magazine at all. I enjoyed Menna Elfyn's poem most of all, whist Alissa Bevan's short story and Sawa Huws on the word gwiddon were also highlights. Less interesting were the articles on Welsh anti-racism, which didn't really say much at all beyond that it exists and wouldn't be nice if it didn't have to. Selwyn Williams' on community projects didn't really seem to have a point or an outcome in mind and wasn't very interesting. The pieces on Emyr Humphreys and Jan Morris were ok but I didn't know the work of either and none of them made me want to check it out. Peter Lord's article on artisan painters and John Walters of Denbigh was interesting though. Not going to subscribe but I expect I'll pick up another issue in the future.… (mais)