Month: June 2025

Children of Gaza voices cannot be heard. Children of Gaza need your support. Come to the event and do your bit!

This is a Fundraiser for the Children of Gaza. Saturday 21st June 2025

Starts 6.30pm.

VoicesontheBridge@StoryvilleBooks _ Pontypridd.

Voices on the Bridge is organised and presented by Rob Cullen –

Reading and performing will be Sabrin Hasbun, Patrick Jones, Abeer Ameer, Mike Jenkins, Rob Cullen, Tracey Rhys, Greg Cullen, Leanne Evans, Des MannayDisabled, Welsh writer of colour, Fiona Cullen, and Ben Wildsmith.

Elizabeth Heath of RCT Palestine Solidarity Campaign will be speaking about the upcoming Palestinian youth visit to RCT and they will have a stall with info leaflets.

Menna Elfyn couldn’t be with us but has generously donated 20 copies of – Y Bachgen a’r Wal – The Boy and the Wall – a book creeated by the young people at Lajee Centre near the city of Bethlehem.

Local artists Gerhard Kress & Barabara Castle, have donated paintings to be autioned on the night .

Great news Gerhard Kress has donated £410 he raised from the sale of his art work!

There will also be food and music. Bring cash if you plan to eat.

Tickets are £10 online – £12 on the door.

This is an event to provide funds to support the Children of Gaza.

All monies raised will be donated to UNICEF.

This event is part of The Pontypridd Great Big Community as Super Power Day.

Looking forward to seeing you next Saturday night!

Voices on the Bridge same place Storyville Books!

This is not a fundraiser for Hamas.

The Law of It (continued)

Etudes 1 (Après Ravel: Le Tombeau De Couperin – 1. Prélude)

A fish only exists on the flat screen

a lion only exists in surround sound

an elephant is only real in digital form

although a 3D moulded form can be provided

if they are dying out, they have been recorded

of course the smell is absent

but that doesn’t matter

they are not a part of our world

they are not a part of It

the disconnect between animals and It is permanent.

…

Etudes 2 ( Après Debussy: Images #1, L 110 – Hommage A Rameau )

Space is constructed

from flat lined edges in digital Wi-Fi time only

Earth has decided

to wrap itself in plastic (plastique)

Earth has brought It upon itself.

So It must be so.

The laws of science

of how It has all come to be

means only misery

Deep Time has no meaning.

…

Etudes 3 (Après John Coltrane After The Rain)

The first law of It is “more”

The second law of It is It’s never enough

The fourth law of It is out of sight out of mind

The fifth law of It is there is just today

The sixth law of It is there is no consequence

The seventh law of It is worrying is pointless

The eighth law of It is don’t talk about your worries

The ninth law of It is that there are no Laws

The twelfth law of It is that there is no It.

…

Etudes 4 (Après Arvo Part – Stabat Mater for Choir and String Orchestra)

Earth is burning

my soul is crying

Earth is in flames

and there are not enough tears

to put out the flames

Earth is burning

my heart breaks

but we must defy It.

No more excuses resist.

…

My poem the Law of IT is published in The Seventh Quarry Poetry magazine ( my name is not shown – an error).