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News: May 2013
A groundbreaking way to exercise your Welsh
New options for using Welsh while exercising are to become available following a collaboration between Canolfan Bedwyr and a leading fitness equipment manufacturer.
Publication date: 23 May 2013
Recognition for a Twittering Poet
An innovative volume of poetic tweets by Dr Llion Jones has been shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award for 2013. Published by Cyhoeddiadau Barddas, Trydar mewn Trawiadau (Strict Metre Twittering), has been described as a ground-breaking collection of Welsh language tweets and possibly one of the first ever collections of twitter verse in any language. Over a period of three years, Llion Jones, Director of Canolfan Bedwyr and chaired poet, has been making creative use of the popular Twitter platform to tweet solely in ‘cynghanedd’ - a complex system of internal assonance, alliteration and rhyme unique to Welsh poetry. Within the constraints of the 140 characters allowed by Twitter , he has been twittering his view on the world through couplets and ‘englynion’.
Publication date: 13 May 2013
Bangor University's Language Scheme Sets the Standard
On Tuesday 7 May, Bangor University will reinforce its commitment to the Welsh language when the Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Hughes, launches its revised Language Scheme.
Publication date: 3 May 2013