Celfypridd

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

Urgent need to bring back paper stars to our French windows!

In the beginning it was an Irishman running to post a letter home

knocking a Welshwoman off her feet…

she would remember him yje next time they met.

Saturday 21st June 2025 6.30pm. VoicesontheBridge @StoryvilleBooks, Mill Street Quarter, Pontypridd. 6.30pm

Greg Cullen’s first stage play premiered when he was eight.

He has since carried on to have another sixty plus premieres including a couple of award-winning short Films, a few dabblings in TV and many hours of highly regarded Radio drama. However, Greg has stayed true to first love producing theatre that spans across a vast range of forms from large scale site specific puppet shows, through Pantomimes, Musicals, through to deeply researched verbatim theatre pieces such as “Taken Out”, that exposed the coverup of the chaotic cock-ups that led to the deaths of 51 Welsh Guards in the Falklands/Malvinas War. Epic historical dramas such as “Frida and Diego”, a Magic Realist play with original music and traditional dance in which Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera retrace their personal, political and Artistic purposes through the first seismic half of the 20th Century and ask, “Which way now?”

In 1987 Greg founded and led for twelve years the Mid Powys Youth Theatre and Orchestra for whom he wrote eight large scale groundbreaking plays including “Tarzanne” in which twenty actors had specialist physical training to transform convincingly into a colony of Chimpanzees. MPYT became the most celebrated Youth Theatre in Britain winning twelve national awards and selling out the RNT with two productions. Greg went on to become the Artistic Director of the National Youth Theatre of Wales, revolutionising the reach of the organisation, touring a company of eighty across Wales in five sellout productions. Greg was presented with a unique Welsh Office award “For Making an Outstanding Contribution to the Lives of Young People in Wales”, which he’s quite chuffed about.

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Organised and presented by Rob Cullen of VoicesontheBridge – Greg Cullen will be reading with Patrick Jones, Sabrin Hasbun, Abeer Ameer, Mike Jenkins, Rob Cullen, Tracey Rhys, Leanne Evans, Des Mannay, Fiona Cullen, and Ben Wildsmith.

VoicesontheBridge is an evening of poetry, spoken word and song. This event is stacked with great poets & speakers book early to ensure your place!

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.

Three local artists have donated paintings to be autioned on the night Barabara Castle, Jenna Cullen.

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

There will also be food and music.

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

The event could not take place without the support of the wonderful @StoryvilleBooks. Big thanks to Jeff!

Watch out for further posts with more information about the evening.

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

We hope you can join us and support the urgent need of the children of Gaza.

This is not a fundraiser for Hamas.

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

All monies raised will be donated to UNHCR.

This is a formidable group of poets, writers, artists – Don’t miss it – Book Early!