Discussing the relationship between Poetry and Art
All those interested in literature and the arts are invited to attend the Conference, presented with the assistance of Yr Academi Gymreig - The Welsh Academy. The Conference costs £25 and further information is available from Bethan Brown, College of Arts & Humanities Administrator, Bangor University (01248) 383673 e mail b.w.brown@bangor.ac.uk
“At the heart of the Conference lies the question: ‘What is the relationship between Welsh poetry and other art forms?’ In order to have an interdisciplinary debate, we have invited poets, artists and composers to discuss the topic from the perspective of their own discipline; discussing their work and their reaction to other people’s work,” explained Professor Gerwyn Wiliams, Head of the University’s School of Welsh.
Professor Gerwyn Wiliams takes part in the discussion himself, considering examples of poetry that react creatively to other Works of art, such as an ode by Sir Thomas Parry which responds to a sculpture by Jacob Epstein and an ode by Jâms Nicholas reacting to Henry Moore’s sculptures.
Two recent Eisteddfod Crowned Bards, Dr Christine James and Dr Jason Walford Davies, will discuss specific examples of their own work inspired by individual works of art. Christine James won the crown at the Eryri National Eisteddfod in 2005 with a series of poems responding to a number of pieces of visual art.
Composer Dr Guto Pryderi Puw, of Bangor’s School of Music will discuss the way in which he has responded to poets as varied as R.S.Thomas and Llion Jones in some of his compositions. The artist, Wil Rowlands, will discuss how he approached reacting to poems by R.S. Thomas and literary works by other authors in some of his paintings.
