There's a great deal in poetry that touches on animals, of course.
E.g.:
Leslie Norris has quite a bit, especially on birds, and has a squibbish short story about greyhound-racing, 'Highland Boy'.
Also stuff in the work of Robert Minhinnick, fitting into the bigger picture of his eco-concerns. He has a famous poem called 'The Fox in the National Museum of Wales'. The moth image in his great poem 'Hey Fatman' is extroardinary. Some stuff to do with cats in Sheenagh Pugh. I believe she has an elegy written for a cat, but you can't actually tell whether the subject is animal or human from the content.
Some stuff by Nigel Jenkins re farming - memorably on castrating a pig,
and some poems by Christine Evans spring to mind, the collection Looking Inland especially, e.g. for 'Exchange', 'First Lamb' and 'Labour'. She also has 'Whale Dream' in Cometary Phases.
Chris M.
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From: Welsh writing in English and Welsh Studies [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Jane Aaron [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 January 2015 20:54
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Dear Alice
How's things? I hope all's well
The title story in George Ewart Evans, Let Dogs Delight (London: Faber, 1975) is a good dog tale, and very evocative of the Valleys as well
If any others come to mind, I'll let you know
All best wishes
Jane
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Dear all,
I'm interested in exploring the representation of non-human animals, issues of animal rights and the relationship between humans and non-human animals in Welsh Writing in English. Animals don't (necessarily) need to be 'characters' in their own right or even occupy a main role in the narrative, but I'm interested in how the way humans treat animals in novels, short stories and poems is a reflection of themselves, for instance, or how humans think of animals (as 'masters', 'companions' or as 'other animals that occupy the same space'). And I'm sure other questions will emerge once I get going. I can think of a number of short stories and novels that deal with animals in some way, and a few poems, too. But I'm sure you've come across a lot more than I have. I'd be grateful if you were to mention any text that deals meaningfully with animals in some way. You can contact me at [log in to unmask]
Thanks for your help, I appreciate all pointers...
Kind regards,
Alyce
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