Author Archives: thehaywriters
Seasons Greetings from the Hay Writers
Wishing all our wonderful website readers in 49 countries across the globe the very best of Seasonal Greetings from the beautiful Kingdom of Hay-on-Wye. Here’s a little frivolous Christmas fun which we hope raises a smile. Partridge in a Pear … Continue reading
Flocking To A Good Cause – Watch The Birdie Anthology Published — Emma van Woerkom ~ Poet
Watch The Birdie : Poems with something to squawk about. For The 67 Birds On The R.S.P.B. Red List. For those of you, like me, who have been gripped by the BBC Wildlife series Dynasties, it’s very difficult to ignore … Continue reading
Autumn and Creative Countryside — Emma van Woerkom ~ Poet
Autumn Bears Fruit. Well, we’ve hit that perfect time of year when Autumn looks more burnished and bright than ever. Today the sun is suddenly clear and warm, the wind has slightly eased, and all those abundant turning leaves shimmer … Continue reading
Reading at the Launch of Rhiannon Hooson’s “Full Moon on Fish Street”. — Emma van Woerkom ~ Poet
I’ve had a bit of a busy year dotting from Cornwall, to Orkney, then on to Shetland, back to Hay-on-Wye, now in North Somerset and I’m ashamed to say my website slipped from my mind, so I’m going to make … Continue reading
Women in Farming
Recently, photographer Billie Charity launched a new exhibition highlighting the rarely acknowledged world of women farmers. Her hard working subjects, like Billie herself, are based around Hay-on-Wye and range in age from 18 to 93 years old. Billie’s incredible exhibition … Continue reading