{"id":40568,"date":"2020-02-18T13:39:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T13:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=40568"},"modified":"2020-02-18T13:39:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T13:39:44","slug":"james-dean-bradfield-selects-his-favourite-poems-at-cardiff-poetry-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/james-dean-bradfield-selects-his-favourite-poems-at-cardiff-poetry-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"James Dean Bradfield selects favourite poems for festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Manic Street Preachers singer entertains audience in interview with Huw Stephens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/JDB.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/JDB.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/JDB-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/JDB-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/JDB-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/JDB.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/JDB.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/JDB-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/JDB-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/JDB-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>James Dean Bradfield at the Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival. Credit: Abeer Ameer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>James Dean Bradfield closed the Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival with a talk at the Temple of Peace.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Manic Street Preachers frontman spoke to radio DJ Huw Stephens on Sunday evening about his &#8216;desert island&#8217; poems to round off the three-day festival.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Poets such as Emyr Humphreys, John Burnside and Emily Dickinson were chosen by Bradfield for his poetry pamphlet which was sold to raise money for Velindre Cancer Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Blackwood born musician also announced a new concept album written\nwith one of the poets he chose, Nicky Wire\u2019s brother, Patrick Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Jill\nBerrett, 73, from Roath who writes her own poetry and attended the event said: \u201cI thought this might introduce me\nto new ways and give me inspiration \u2013 which it\u2019s definitely done.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlthough I\u2019d heard of all the poets, I hadn\u2019t read all the poems, so it was really good to hear his personal take on them.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Alan Ford, 42, said: \u201cI\u2019m kind of new to poetry in terms of reading it. I do like hip-hop. It was interesting that he mentioned Chuck D and Public Enemy. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As soon as he said \u2018bass how low can you go\u2019 I knew that instantly.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Desert-Island-Poems-JDB-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Amy Wack, festival director, (top right) introduces James Dean Bradfield and Huw Stephens. Credit: Abeer Ameer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Bradfield expressed his admiration for hip-hop and started\nrapping the Public Enemy song \u2018Bring the Noise\u2019 during his talk. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was fantastic to listen to him and his thoughts\nand feelings about the poetry he chose. He elaborated on it beautifully,\u201d said Mr\nFord.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Bradfield chose the Emily Dickinson poem \u2018It was not Death, for I stood up\u2019 and said it was his favourite out of all the poems chosen. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt crystallised a similar feeling to myself of teenage angst,&#8221; said Mr Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt made it even clearer what the poem meant. The words were penetrating ever so slightly so it was really helpful to listen to how he was affected by poetry and how that clarified the poem itself.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Bradfield said poetry for him was all about the killer lines &#8211; such as those given to him by Manic\u2019s lyricists Nicky Wire and Richey Edwards over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The three-day festival held many events across the weekend including workshops, readings and the <a href=\"https:\/\/poetrywales.co.uk\/\">Wales Poetry<\/a> Award &#8211; which was won by experimental poet Leo Temple.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Remembering-Dannie-Abse-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Mick Felton (second down left) at an event remembering Cardiff poet and author Dannie Abse which included a reading from his daughter Keren (top-right). Credit: Abeer Ameer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Mick Felton, publisher of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.serenbooks.com\/\">Seren Books<\/a> who ran the festival, said: \u201cThe idea is to introduce new people, through the conduit of James Dean Bradfield, to poetry they haven\u2019t come across or they haven\u2019t really thought about since they were at school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Felton, who has been at Seren for 40 years, hopes the festival will encourage a new audience to seek out poetry. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cPoetry\u2019s important and people are returning to it more and\nmore.\nThere\u2019s this Insta poet thing that\u2019s going on now with hundreds and thousands of\nfollowers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2016\/feb\/26\/instagram-poets-society-social-media-phenomenon\">Insta poet phenomenon<\/a> sees poets write easily shareable poems on social media platforms such as Instagram. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>One of the most popular poets, Rupi Kaur, has nearly four million followers and published a book of poetry, \u2018Milk and Honey\u2019, in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like a lot of artforms it finds new audiences in new ways and social media is a new way of poets finding audiences,\u201d said Mr Felton. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Festival director Amy Wack emphasised the enduring nature of poetry: \u201cPeople always will read poetry. It\u2019s the thing that started around the campfire in ancient times.&nbsp;  <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Wales you would learn about the Mabignion [the medieval collection Welsh folk stories]. It will always come from the people who have something to say and are just compelled to say them. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ms Wack,\noriginally from California, was also keen to stress the diversity of the\nfestival.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Festival-Open-Mic-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>An Open Mic event at the Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival. Credit: Abeer Ameer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are more minority communities as well\nespecially in Cardiff. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;That means a whole new generation of people have different interests and concerns and you have to address that audience,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a whole new world. Now we have a cornucopia of different\nsubject matters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Felton is optimistic for the future of the festival and Welsh poetry.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHopefully we\u2019ve found a new home in the Temple of Peace,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know we have more funding coming next year and we wanted to experiment and make sure that it was the right place to do something with enough space.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things to challenge, with Brexit and potential break\nup of UK.\nIt\u2019ll be interesting to see if poets reflect this call for\nindependence from Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manic Street Preachers singer entertains audience in interview with Huw Stephens James Dean Bradfield closed the Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival with a talk at the Temple of Peace. The Manic Street Preachers frontman spoke to radio DJ Huw Stephens on Sunday evening about his &#8216;desert island&#8217; poems to round off the three-day festival. Poets such as Emyr Humphreys, John Burnside and Emily Dickinson were chosen by Bradfield for his poetry pamphlet which was sold to raise money for Velindre Cancer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":40570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,3,439],"tags":[685,686,687,688,689,43,690],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-40568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-news","category-diary","tag-cardiff-poetry-festival","tag-dannie-abse","tag-huw-stephens","tag-james-dean-bradfield","tag-manic-street-preachers","tag-poetry","tag-wales-poetry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>James Dean Bradfield selects favourite poems for festival - 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