David Hanlon — Dawn’s Incision — Book Launch

11/08/24 — 3-5pm

Join us at in celebrating the launch of David Hanlon’s debut full-length poetry collection, with support from Christina Thatcher (poetry) & Eugene Capper (music).

Christina Thatcher @writetoempower is a Creative Writing Lecturer at Cardiff University. She has published two poetry collections with Parthian Books and her third, entitled ‘Breaking a Mare’, is forthcoming in March 2025.

Eugene Capper @eugenecapper is a musician, sound designer and sound artist, who has worked and performed with the likes of Richard James, The Gentle Good, Girl Ray, Ivan Moult and Teddy Hunter. Their album ‘Pontvane’ with Rhodri Brooks was shortlisted for a Welsh Music Prize and last year they were commissioned by the Greenman Trust to score a film with artist Kathryn Ashill titled ‘Gunsmoke City.’

David Hanlon @hanlon6944 is a Björk-loving confessional poet from Cardiff, Wales. His work explores themes of queerness, toxic masculinity, love, loss and mental health. He is a Best of the Net nominee and Co-Poetry Editor at Broken Spine Arts. He is widely published and his debut chapbook Spectrum of Flight was released in 2020 with Animal Heart Press. His first full-length collection Dawn’s Incision was recently published with Icefloe Press.

David will be in Q&A with @lucysmithwriter

David is a long-time supporter of Dyddiau Du, so we’re chuffed we can celebrate him with this event for his brilliant new book! Please come down, bring yer pals, and buy his new book on the day or order from @icefloe.press2 !

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Held in the ground floor PORFFOR ROOM at @carneddcaerdydd Willcox House, CF11 0BA. Please get in touch with any accessibility questions.

(Non-alcoholic) refreshments will be available.