‘Trip’ is a poem by the Irish poet Kathy D’Arcy written in response to a visit to the Welsh town of Pembroke Dock. Kathy is a poet, scholar and feminist. Her poetic practice involves walking and engaging with the natural and cultural landscapes she encounters. Her ‘Cloud o

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Autotranscribe writes an ode to Pembroke Dock. A collage poem made from mistakes made by autotranscription software applied to Pembroke Dock interviews. Kathy D’Arcy is a poet, scholar and feminist. Her poetic practice involves walking and engaging with the natural and cul

Poetry | Oral history | Transcription

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“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”  ― Rudyard Kipling. I love visiting Museums. You’ll always hear Writers and Storytellers say that stories, in whatever form, bind us and that we can only really learn how to evolve through our col

Anglesey (Wales) | Netherlands. Koninklijke Marine. Marinierskapel | World War, 1939-1945

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Cynefin, cynefinoedd habitat, accustomed, conversant, familiar, intimate                                            Hiraeth grief, homesickness, longing, nostalgia, wistfulness -Geiriadur Prifysgol Bangor University Cynefin. Roots. Familiar

Poetry | Holyhead (Wales) | Mynydd Twr (Holyhead Mountain)

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The tragic torpedo attack of RMS Leinster on the 10th October, 1918, is recorded as the biggest loss of life in the Irish Sea. Many of the crew were made up of residents from Holyhead, including Captain Birch himself, who had moved his family to the town as a base from which sail

Monologue | World War, 1914-1918 | RMS Leinster

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