Poetry night: Rona Campbell

Rona Campbell will be reading “David of the Mines”, her narrative poem, about a child coal miner in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, South Wales, Circa 1840.

The inspiration for this poem was when Rona spent time in a miner’s cottage in Cwm in 1973. She remembers the miner coming home after his shift, and particularly the fire in their hob.

But she did not write this until 1982, when she was abroad singing with Metrpolitan Opera de Caracas, where she wrote the first poem “Boots on the Hob for the Morning.”

In the same year, back in the UK she wrote the whole narrative poem in one morning,
In what Rona calls “a burn” when inspiration arrives in a rush, and unannounced. She entered this poem in Southerby’s International Poetry competition, winning £4,000. There were 33,000 entrants.

Rona will read this dramatic narrative poem (20 minutes) in The Ebenezer Gallery, Cefn Mawr and welcomes ex-coal miners and steel workers, plus members of the public to join her and share their memories of those times in Wales.

Open Mic performers, please register on the night between 7pm-7.30pm

You may also like the following events from The Ebenezer Gallery, Cefn Mawr LL14 3AB:

• This Wednesday, 14th May, 07:30 pm, Ukulele Group every Wednesday - Free entry in Wrexham
• This Wednesday, 14th May, 08:00 pm, Live Jazz & Blues @ The Holly Bush Inn 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month in Wrexham
• This Friday, 16th May, 07:30 pm, Peter Read Performance Poetry evenings in Wrexham

Also check out other Arts events in Wrexham, Literary Art events in Wrexham, Performances in Wrexham.