Author: Chris Williams

As we continue to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Three Nights’ Blitz of Swansea, Linda looks at the life of Elaine Kidwell (nee Griffiths), the youngest female air raid warden in Swansea. ‘Mr Thomas, Mr Thomas, we have to …

Dylan Thomas, Elaine Kidwell (nee Griffiths) and Swansea Museum: Part 1 Read more »

When we think of a poem, we think of words on a page. Often, these words are used to create a feeling, or see an image of a something in our minds. In this activity, we’re going to make a …

Create your own ‘Here in this spring’ visual poem Read more »

For Women’s History Month, Linda explores the foundation and development of Mrs Hole’s Dame School in Uplands. Every child begins learning from birth, but what we now generally think of as the primary school years mark our debut along the …

Mrs Isabel Hole and Mirador Dame School Read more »

Dylan Thomas loved to write letters. One of his first known letters was written to his older sister, Nancy, when he was about 11 years old, and it was the first of hundreds he wrote throughout his life. Most of …

‘Here in this spring’ Activity: Write and Decorate a Letter Read more »

In her second blog, Katie looks at the ways in which Edith Sitwell supported talented young writers, as well as exploring Sitwell’s own achievements as a writer. In her Face to Face interview with John Freeman in 1959, Edith Sitwell …

Edith Sitwell | Part 2 Read more »