Iain Sinclair says: 'A strong excavation, tight, intense and close worked. A powerful twist against territory and time.' With images by James Green. Afterword by Allen Fisher. 'Bitch Dust' is Boiled... More > String no.5. ISBN 978-0-9569473-4-5. More Hafan Books at www.lulu.com/lulu< Less
Two one-act plays by Childe Roland a.k.a. Peter Meilleur of Llangollen - Wales's foremost concrete & performance poet. "Ham & Jam" and its sequel, "A Pearl", are political... More > dramas for two speakers. The texts depart from "Hamlet" Act 2, scene 2, where Polonius seeks to discover what's on Hamlet's mind. All proceeds to Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group.< Less
This short play is based on the true story of a young man, a refugee from a country in Africa riven by civil war. He befriends an old lady in Swansea (Wales, UK) and when she dies, she leaves him a... More > fridge-freezer. But -- having been refused asylum, therefore denied all state support and denied the right to work, made homeless and destitute -- he has nothing to chill in his prized possession... All proceeds to Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group. All proceeeds to Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group. Revised edition following Refugee Week 2010 performances in Swansea and Pontardawe; script contributions by Derek Cobley (director) and cast members.< Less
Do you "think that [you] shall never see a poem lovely as a tree" (like Joyce Kilmer) ? Think again. Concretely arboreal, joyfully branching poems. ISBN 978-0-9569473-3-8. Boiled String... More > Series 4. More Hafan Books at: www.lulu.com/hafan< Less
Soleïman Adel Guémar is about the same age as the independent republic of Algeria. He worked as a freelance investigative journalist from 1991 until 2002, when he claimed political asylum... More > in the UK following threats to his life. The last article he published as a resident of Algeria was titled ‘Dangerous Investigations’ (Liberté, 26.11.2002).
The stories in 'Local Therapy' (translated by Tom Cheesman, ISBN 978-0-9545147-6-1, with cover photo by Christian Als) mostly first appeared in the Algerian press between 1992 and 2002.
Adel's stories, like his poetry, have “a fighter’s edge, a tough beauty” (Lisa Appignanesi). They address the agonies of contemporary Algeria and the survival, despite everything, of dreams of a different world.
His political poems are published in "State of Emergency" (Arc Publications, 2007), in French with English translations by TC and John Goodby.
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Sylvie Hoffmann's collected work in Welsh-English, English and French, from teenager to senior citizen: It is Dangerous to Swim out into the Sound (say the coastguards at Rhossili) but this book is... More > dedicated to those who wish to cross anyway. ISBN 978-0-9569473-2-1. More Hafan Books at: www.lulu.com/hafan< Less
"Hot, this 21st century lyricist, to push the wave, returning it with interest from whence it came, from cities, from plains, to caves & shacks & drenched uplands & crazy loves"... More > - "If you want to know where the cutting edge of poetry is, then read, and enjoy" -- from the Afterword by Chris Torrance. Boiled String Series #3. ISBN 978-0-9569473-1-4. More Hafan Books at www.lulu.com/hafan< Less
Zafer Şenocak has been called the Woody Allen of German novelists. In Perilous Kinship, German and Turkish and Jewish memories of genocide and mutual suspicions are comically fused in a single... More > lackadaisical character. Gefährliche Verwandtschaft has been translated into French, Spanish and Turkish. English by Tom Cheesman. All proceeds to Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group. Conventional format edition (9"x6"/15.2x22.9cm): ISBN 978-0-9562409-4-1. Got a UK bank account? Order by email direct from Hafan Books. See our store for more Hafan Books. **More Hafan Books at: www.lulu.com/hafan< Less
Two one-act plays by Childe Roland a.k.a. Peter Meilleur of Llangollen - Wales's foremost concrete & performance poet. "Ham & Jam" and its sequel, "A Pearl", are political... More > dramas for two speakers. The texts depart from "Hamlet" Act 2, scene 2, where Polonius seeks to discover what's on Hamlet's mind. ISBN 978-0-9562409-6-5. All proceeds to Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group. The download is free. The bound book is priced at about £10 + postage if bought direct from Lulu.com. A limited edition with hand-made paper inserts by the poet is no longer available, but another one might be produced. Author contact: Childe Roland, 1 Glan Aber, Hill St, Llangollen, Clwyd, LL20 8EU, Wales, UK; Publisher: t.cheesman@swan.ac.uk **More Hafan Books at: www.lulu.com/hafan< Less
Hafan Books was founded by Tom Cheesman, Eric Ngalle Charles and Sylvie Hoffmann in 2003. Currently Tom runs the project, working with John Goodby, who is editing the Boiled String Poetry Chapbooks series.
HAFAN is a Welsh word meaning haven, sanctuary, asylum. All proceeds go to refugee charities, primarily Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group (www.swanseabassgroup.org).
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