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The Sand Garden

by Humberto Garcia

Humberto Garcia’s brilliant The Sand Garden is Hafan’s first single-author book, and our first combined poetry and photography book.

16 poems in Spanish and English by Humberto Gatica, with 11 photographs by the author, and an afterword by Nigel Jenkins. David Constantine describes the poems as “stark, exact, unsentimental. A cold wind whistles through them: breath nevertheless”

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Publication Date: 28/02/2008

Category: Poetry

ISBN: 978-0-9545147-5-4

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SECOND HOME

by Joseff Williams

“Second Home” tells the true stories of three people who came to Swansea as asylum seekers: Amber, Bie and Otis. Told in words and photographs, their stories ask you to imagine being in their situation. When you finish reading this book, you will appreciate why it is important for our cities to be safe and inclusive, and why we need a humane and effective asylum process. This is a book to share – pass it on!

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Publication Date: 09/04/2021

ISBN: 9781916044258

Category: Photography

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Imagined Invited

Edited by David Greenslade, illustrations by Mark Sanders.

“A mind-enhancing project, this text and image dialogue is a new sublime Conference of the Birds, which drives us into areas where revolt is synonymous with the marvellous.” Michel Remy (author: of Surrealism in Britain)

‘Fruit surprises the garden’ when 20 poets and artists from seven countries invite their imagined guests (always including one from Wales) to a Surrealist party inspired by André Breton. Each party poem receives an outrageous response from the dissection table of Mark Sanders: 24 glorious full-colour collages to play tricks with your mind. A mercurial feast of word and image, verse and the visual. Cut-up and cut-up. Veteran Surrealist Desmond Morris (of Naked Ape fame) joins the next generations of révolté writers: Luminita Amarie / Jean Bonnin / Neil Coombs / David Rees Davies / Roxana Dumitrache / Jonathan Edwards / Sarah Glaz / Tim Grant / David Greenslade / Steven Hitchins / Doru Mihai Mateiciuc / David Nadeau / Rhea Seren Phillips / Brian Purdy / Dagmar Stepankova / Rhys Trimble / Christopher Twigg / Nerys Williams (from Romania, Canada, Ireland, France, the Czech Republic, the USA and especially Wales).

On Sale: 21/10/2020

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Publication Date: 21/10/2020

ISBN: 9781916044241

Category: Poetry

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DAVID GREENSLADE is a prize-winning essayist, poet, novelist, frequent collaborator with visual artists, curator of contemporary Wales Within Surrealism exhibition Gogoneddus Ych-a-Fi / Glorious Disgust (2018) .

MARK SANDERS creates collages and ceramics as a diversion from and a reaction to the real world. His work has featured in international exhibitions, Poetry Wales and the surrealist periodical Peculiar Mormyrid. Imagined Invited is his first major collaborative exchange.

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Grandiloquent Wretches Release

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October saw the release of Rhea Seren Phillips’ incredible Grandiloquent Wretches, a daring exploration of the Welsh metrical tradition in English.

With our virtual book launch set for December, it’s been an exciting few months for Rhea and Grandiloquent Wretches. Rhea has also been working to expand her poetry beyond the page, recording several voice-overs and a YouTube video to showcase her work.

Check out ‘Taradiddle’ below:

As the 13th and final volume in the Boiled String Poetry Chapbooks, Grandiloquent Wretches is an explosive finale to John Goodby’s series. Rhea and Hafan were also the focus of Issue Five of the Indie Insider, highlighting the work that Hafan does as well as drawing attention to Rhea’s upcoming book launch.

Grandiloquent Wretches is AVAILABLE NOW from Hafan Books.

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Although hafanbooks.org may be a brand new addition to the internet, Hafan Books have actually been publishing bold and exciting voices since 2003. Founded by Tom Cheesman, Eric Ngalle and Sylvie Hoffman, Hafan seeks to empower writers of all walks of life, giving a voice to those who may otherwise have been silenced. Throughout the last 17 years, Hafan has published numerous volumes of poetry, memoirs and fiction, including the Refugees Writing in Wales series and the Boiled String Poetry Pamphlets. Now, however, Hafan is tackling the vast landscape of the internet.

My name is Lily. I’ve been working alongside Tom Cheesman, one of Hafan’s founders, to produce this website and create a presence for Hafan online. I’m a 21 year old English graduate and book blogger, and I’m very excited to bring you this website. There are a lot of exciting things happening at Hafan in the coming months, not least the launch of Rhea Seren Phillips’ explosive Grandiloquent Wretches this October.

We hope you love the website and enjoy exploring Hafan. Please consider donating to Swansea Asylum Seekers Support while you’re here.

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Fragments from the Dark

by People Seeking Sanctuary

The fifth anthology from Hafan Books in Swansea, featuring poems, stories and other texts by female refugees, focusing on the issues that displaced women face today. These works are side by side with that of local writers, creating a dialogue that bridges continents, language and cultures.

As with all Hafan Books, proceeds to go Swansea Asylum Seekers Support.

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On Sale: 01/06/2008

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Publication Date: 01/06/2008

ISBN: 9781905762200

Category: Stories

About Refugees Writing In Wales

Poetry, stories and essays written in Wales by People Seeking Sanctuary from wars and persecution.

Fragments from the Dark is part of a series published by Hafan Books that champions the voices of refugees. With seven volumes published since 2003, the series gives an insight into the lives of refugees in South Wales.

#1 Between a Mountain and a Sea (2003)

#2 Nobody’s Perfect (2004)

#3 Soft Touch (2005)

#4 Gwyl y Blaidd – The Festival of the Wolf (2006)

#5 Fragments from the Dark (2008)

#6 Are You Happy With That? (2013)

#7 My Heart Loves in My Language (2017)

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Gwyl y Blaidd – The Festival of the Wolf

by People Seeking Sanctuary

The fourth anthology from Hafan Books with Parthian Books in Swansea, featuring poems, stories and other texts by about 20 refugees – women, men and children – from as many countries, side by side with work by local writers.

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On Sale: 15/06/2006

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Publication Date: 15/06/2006

ISBN: 9781905762200

Category: Stories

About Refugees Writing In Wales

Poetry, stories and essays written in Wales by People Seeking Sanctuary from wars and persecution.

Gwyl y Blaidd is part of a series published by Hafan Books that champions the voices of refugees. With seven volumes published since 2003, the series gives an insight into the lives of refugees in South Wales.

#1 Between a Mountain and a Sea (2003)

#2 Nobody’s Perfect (2004)

#3 Soft Touch (2005)

#4 Gwyl y Blaidd – The Festival of the Wolf (2006)

#5 Fragments from the Dark (2008)

#6 Are You Happy With That? (2013)

#7 My Heart Loves in My Language (2017)

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Soft Touch

by People Seeking Sanctuary

The third anthology from Hafan Books in Swansea, featuring poems, stories and other texts by about 20 refugees – women, men and children – from as many countries, side by side with work by local writers.

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On Sale: 01/06/2005

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Publication Date: 01/06/2005

ISBN: 978-0954514730

Category: Stories

About Refugees Writing In Wales

Poetry, stories and essays written in Wales by People Seeking Sanctuary from wars and persecution.

Soft Touch is part of a series published by Hafan Books that champions the voices of refugees. With seven volumes published since 2003, the series gives an insight into the lives of refugees in South Wales.

#1 Between a Mountain and a Sea (2003)

#2 Nobody’s Perfect (2004)

#3 Soft Touch (2005)

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#5 Fragments from the Dark (2008)

#6 Are You Happy With That? (2013)

#7 My Heart Loves in My Language (2017)

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Nobody’s Perfect

by People Seeking Sanctuary

The second anthology from Hafan Books in Swansea, featuring poems, stories and other texts by about 20 refugees – women, men and children – from as many countries, side by side with work by local writers.

Hilarious or heart-breaking, professionally crafted or raw, in broken English or expertly translated from languages including Arabic, Farsi and French, this is a collection to open eyes.

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On Sale: 01/06/2004

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Publication Date: 01/06/2004

ISBN: 978-0954514716

Category: Stories

About Refugees Writing In Wales

Poetry, stories and essays written in Wales by People Seeking Sanctuary from wars and persecution.

Nobody’s Perfect is part of a series published by Hafan Books that champions the voices of refugees. With seven volumes published since 2003, the series gives an insight into the lives of refugees in South Wales.

#1 Between a Mountain and a Sea (2003)

#2 Nobody’s Perfect (2004)

#3 Soft Touch (2005)

#4 Gwyl y Blaidd – The Festival of the Wolf (2006)

#5 Fragments from the Dark (2008)

#6 Are You Happy With That? (2013)

#7 My Heart Loves in My Language (2017)

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Between a Mountain and a Sea

by People Seeking Sanctuary

Poems, fiction, drama and testimony – lament, plea, satire and celebration – by refugees and asylum seekers living in Wales. Includes two dozen refugee writers from as many countries, mostly African and Middle Eastern. Translations from Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, French and ‘broken English’. Cover artwork by Humberto Gatica (Chile/Swansea). Also includes original poems/essays by several other Wales-based writers, and translations from old Welsh.

If you’d like to read the PDF of Between a Mountain and a Sea, please consider donating to Swansea Asylum Seekers Support.

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On Sale: 17/06/2003

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Publication Date: 17/06/2003

ISBN: 978-0954514709

Category: Stories

About Refugees Writing In Wales

Poetry, stories and essays written in Wales by People Seeking Sanctuary from wars and persecution.

Between a Mountain and a Sea is part of a series published by Hafan Books that champions the voices of refugees. With seven volumes published since 2003, the series gives an insight into the lives of refugees in South Wales.