
Yr Athro Richard Gwyn
Professor
Ysgol Saesneg, Cyfathrebu ac Athroniaeth
- gwyn@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 4887
- 1.10, Adeilad John Percival , Rhodfa Colum, Caerdydd, CF10 3EU
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I am part of the English Literature and Creative Writing sections of the School.
More information is available from richardgwyn.com.
Additional publications (since 2010
Poetry
Sad Giraffe Café. 2010. Prose Poetry. Todmorden: Arc.
The Pterodactyl´s Wing: An Anthology of Welsh World Poetry. Edited Volume, with Introduction.2003. Cardigan: Parthian.
Being in Water, 2001. Poetry. Cardiff: Parthian Books.
Walking on Bones, 2000. Prose Poetry. Cardiff: Parthian Books.
Non fiction
The Vagabond’s Breakfast, 2011. Talybont: Alcemi.
Fiction
Deep Hanging Out, 2007. London: Snowbooks.
The Colour of a Dog Running Away, 2005.Cardigan: Parthian / New York: Doubleday.
Discourse studies
Discourse, the Body and Identity, 2003. Edited, with J. Coupland. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Communicating Health and Illness, 2002. London: Sage.
Books in overseas editions
El desayuno del vagabundo, 2014.Spanish edition of The Vagabond’s Breakfast.Santiago de Chile/Buenos Aires: LOM/Bajo La Luna.
Abrir una caja, 2013.(Poems, selected and translated into Spanish by Jorge Fondebrider). Buenos Aires: Gog y Magog.
Macedonian translation of The Colour of a Dog Running Away. Skopje: Blesok. ISBN9789989595417
Chinese edition, 2012. The Colour of a Dog Running Away. Beijing: New Star Press.
Russian Edition, 2008. The Colour of a Dog Running Away. Moscow: AST.
Cor de burro quando foge, 2008. Portuguese Edition of The Colour of a Dog Running Away. Lisbon: Bertrand.
Color cane che fugge, 2007. Italian Edition of The Colour of a Dog Running Away, Vicenza: Neri Pozza.
Mujer en la noche, 2006.Spanish Edition of The Colour of a Dog Running Away, Barcelona: Roca.
Book chapters, articles, essays and poems
‘An Invisible Procession: How Reading Cavafy Changed my Life’, 2013. Essay in Poetry Review, pp 59-64. Vol 103: 3.
‘Night Rower’, 2013. Prose poem sequence, in Poetry Wales, Vol 49: 2. pp 50-51.
‘Cómo me convertí en traductor’ [How I became a translator’], 2013. Essay: In Fondebrider, Jorge (Ed.)Poetas que traducen poesía, Santiago de Chile: Bajo la luna/LOM.
‘Cities and Memories’ & ‘Only the Journey’, 2013. Poems in Poetry Review, vol 103: 2. p 39.
‘City of Marvels’, 2012. Poem in The Best of Barcelona Ink: the city’s writing. pp 11-13.
‘De Pynchon a Amis, toda una generación borgeana’ 2011. Essay in Clarín for 25th anniversary of death of J.L. Borges, published 14 June 2011.
‘Montaigne and the Acceptance of Uncertainty.’ 2011. Essay in New Welsh Review 93, pp 46-52.
‘More about Salt’; ‘Spartans’ and ‘The Past, Again.’ 2011. In J. Monson (ed.) This Line is Not for Turning: An anthology of contemporary British prose poetry, pp 17-19. Blaenau Ffestiniog: Cinnamon Press.
‘Book of a lifetime’: Fictions by J.L. Borges. 2011. Article in The Independent, 29 April 2011.
‘Enigmas of the night: Reflections on Latin American Poetry, Part 2.’ 2011. Essay in Poetry Wales Vol 47 No 1 pp 9-13.
‘The green whale of summer: Reflections on Latin American Poetry, Part 1.’ 2010. Essay in Poetry WalesVol 46 No 3 pp 30-35.
‘Insomnia’. 2010. Essay. The Reader no. 37. pp 12-22.
‘The many disappearances of Roberto Bolaño.’ 2010. Paper given for Crime Narratives in Context (CNIC) series.
‘The Handless Maiden’, 2010. Short story, in Sing Sorrow Sorrow: Dark and Chilling Tales. (edited by Gwen Davies). pp 59-70. Bridgend: Seren.
‘Sicilian Lock-Up’. 2009. Creative non-fiction. New Welsh Review 84:51-58.
‘Sexual Water: Poetry, Dionysus and the Aquatic Ape.’ (2008). Essay. The Body and the Book: Writings on Poetry & Sexuality. pp 11-24. New York: Rodopi. ISBN 9789042024229.
‘Einkorn, Spelt and Emmer’; ‘La Vendange’; ‘Modes of Travel’; ‘New Year’s Journey’. (2007) In Stephens, M. (ed)., Poetry 1900-2000: One Hundred Poets from Wales pp 755-760. Cardigan: The Library of Wales.
‘10 Books in which Things End Badly’. Guardian Unlimited 1 March, 2007.
‘A Boat Trip’, 2006. Short fiction extract. New Welsh Review 74: 55-60.
‘Letter from Greece’, 2005. In Poetry Wales: Forty Years On. pp 253-9.Bridgend: Seren.
Review Article: ‘Pablo Neruda: A Passion for Life’ by Adam Feinstein. 2005. London: Bloomsbury. Poetry Wales 40(4) 56-60.
‘Buenos Aires Diary.’ Creative non-fiction. 2005. New Welsh Review 69: 28-33.
‘We move about the rooftops.’ 2005. Fiction extract. New Welsh Review 67, 2005: 54-60. ISSN 09542116.
‘Narrative Analysis and Illness Experience’. 2003. In A. Rogers, (Ed). Communication, Relationships and Care pp 139-47. London: Routledge.
‘A Preface in Fragments’, 2003. In The Pterodactyl´s Wing: Welsh World Poetry pp xix-xxxii. Cardigan: Parthian Books.
‘Processes of re-figuration: shifting identities in cancer narratives’. 2003. In J. Coupland and R. Gwyn (eds) Discourse, the Body and Identity pp 209-224. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
‘Introduction’ , 2003. J. Coupland and R. Gwyn (eds) Discourse, the Body and Identity. pp 209-224.London: Palgrave Macmillan.
‘The problematic of decision-sharing: Deconstructing ‘cholesterol’ in a clinical encounter’, 2003. With Elwyn, G., Edwards, A., and Mooney, A. Health Expectations 6(3): 242-254.
'Really unreal: narrative evaluation and the objectification of experience’, 2001. Narrative Inquiry 10 (2) pp. 313-40.
‘Lifting the Virgin’. In The Best of The Prose Poem, 2000. p 96. Buffalo, NY: White Pine Press.
Reviews
‘Lost Luggage’ by Jordi Punti., London: Short Books. In The Independent, 3 September, 2013.
‘Omnesia’ by WN Herbert and ‘Horse Music’ by Matthew Sweeney. In Poetry Wales vol 49 no. 1, pp 65-7.
‘Ways of Going Home’ by Alejandro Zambra, London: Granta. In The Independent, 29 January 2013.
‘The sound of things falling’ by Juan Gabriel Vásquez, London: Bloomsbury. In The Independent, 1 December 2012.
‘Traveller of the Century’ by Andrés Neuman, London: Pushkin Press. In The Independent, 20 April 2012.
‘The Third Reich’ by Roberto Bolaño, London: Picador. In The Independent, 1 March 2012.
‘The Last Hundred Days’ by Patrick McGuinness, Bridgend: Seren. In The Independent, 8 September 2012.
‘While the Women are Sleeping’ by Javier Marías, London: Chatto and Windus. In The Independent, 3 December 2010.
Cyhoeddiadau
2020
- Gwyn, R. 2020. With Lowry in Cuernavaca. PN Review 255 47(1), pp. 40-44.
2019
- Jaramillo, D. 2019. Impossible loves.Gwyn, R. Carcanet.
- Gwyn, R. 2019. The blue tent. Cardigan: Parthian Books.
- Gwyn, R. 2019. Border Country. In: Wack, A. ed. Poems from The Borders. Bridgend: Seren, pp. 28.
2018
- Gwyn, R. 2018. Borders & crossings: varieties of exile. Pn Review 45(244), pp. 24-27.
- Gwyn, R. 2018. Stowaway: A Levantine adventure. Bridgend: Seren.
- Gwyn, R. 2018. The Stowaway's Log: In which no harbour signals home. Poetry Wales 54(2), pp. 12-17.
2017
- Gwyn, R. 2017. Five Poems by Dario Jaramillo. PN Review 44(2), pp. 48-52.
2016
- Gwyn, R. ed. 2016. The other tiger: contemporary poetry from Latin America. Seren.
- Gwyn, R. 2016. Ciudades y recuerdos. Una antologia de poemas.Fondebrider, J. Trilce Ediciones.
- Gwyn, R. 2016. Translations: poems by Malú Urrriola and Daniel Samoilovich. New Welsh Reader 112, pp. 72-73.
2015
- Gwyn, R. 2015. Three Mexican poets: translations from the Spanish of Luis Felipe Fabre, Julián Herbert and Fabio Morabito. Poetry Wales 50(3), pp. 14-22.
2014
- Gwyn, R. 2014. The Reading. Wales Arts Review 2014(14 Aug)
- Gwyn, R. 2014. Cómo me convertí en traductor. In: Fondebrider, J. ed. Poetas que traducen poesía. LOM, Santiago, Chile, pp. 55-63.
2013
- Gwyn, R. 2013. An invisible procession: how reading Cavafy changed my life. Poetry Review 103(3), pp. 37-42.
- Gwyn, R. and Fondebrider, J. 2013. Abrir una caja.Fondebrider, J. Gog y Magog.
- Fondebrider, J. and Gwyn, R. 2013. The spaces between.Gwyn, R. Blaenau Ffestiniog: Cinnamon Press.
2012
- Giuannuzzi, J. and Gwyn, R. 2012. A complicated mammal: selected poems.Gwyn, R. London: CB Editions.
- Gwyn, R. 2012. Review of ‘Traveller of the Century' by Andrés Neuman. The Independent, pp. 25-25.
- Gwyn, R. 2012. Review of ‘The Third Reich’ by Roberto Bolaño. The Independent, pp. 44-44.
- Gwyn, R. 2012. Mother backwards (translation of ‘Madre Atrás' short story by Andrés Neuman). The Coffin Factory 3, pp. 58-58.
- Gwyn, R. 2012. Enigmas of the night: reflections on Latin American poetry, part 2. Poetry Wales 47(1), pp. 9-13.
2011
- Gwyn, R. 2011. The vagabond's breakfast. Talybont: Alcemi.
- Gwyn, R. 2011. 'Hunger for salt' and 'Translation'. Revue Svetovej Literatúry 47(1), pp. 146.
- Gwyn, R. 2011. City of marvels (poem). Barcelona Ink(7), pp. 8-9.
- Neuman, A. and Gwyn, R. 2011. A hell of one's own. The Coffin Factory 1, pp. 70-73.
- Fondebrider, J. and Gwyn, R. 2011. 'Outburst', 'Poets', 'Epics' and 'Pressure of the moment'. Poetry Wales 47(1), pp. 14-15.
- Gwyn, R. 2011. Promethean variations: from Wells to Houellebecq. Presented at: Myth and Subversion in the Contemporary Novel, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain, 9-11 Mar 2011.
2010
- Gwyn, R. 2010. Poems in translation from Spanish. Poetry Wales 46(3), pp. 36-44.
- Gwyn, R. 2010. 'No Love for the Enemy' and 'More of Everything'. Ambit 200, pp. 53.
- Gwyn, R. 2010. 'Riscle' and 'The Writer Shoots Up the Past'. Southerly (Australia) 70(1), pp. 98-9.
- Gwyn, R. 2010. Roberto. Blown(2), pp. 24-5.
- Gwyn, R. 2010. Translation of After Helena by Andres Neuman (short story, translated from the Spanish). Granta 113, pp. 123-133.
- Gwyn, R. 2010. The Green Whale of Summer: reflections on Latin American poetry, Part One. Poetry Wales 46(3), pp. 30-35.
- Gwyn, R. 2010. Sad giraffe café. Todmorden: Arc Publications.
- Gwyn, R. 2010. Insomnia. In: The Reader. No. 37. Liverpool: University of Liverpool, pp. 13-22.
- Gwyn, R. 2010. The Handless Maiden. In: Davies, G. ed. Sing, Sorrow, Sorrow : Dark and Chilling Tales. Bridgend: Seren, pp. 59-69.
- Gwyn, R. 2010. The Multiple Disappearances of Roberto Bolaño: the Ciudad Juárez Murders and 2666. Presented at: Crime Narratives in Context, Cardiff, Vol. 10. Cardiff Crime Narratives Network
2009
- Gwyn, R. 2009. Edwards, Gwynne: Lorca, Buñuel, Dalí - forbidden pleasures and connected lives - 256pp, I.B. Tauris, London, 2009, Hardback, £21.25, ISBN:9781848850071 [Book Review]. The Independent
- Gwyn, R. 2009. Bolaño, Roberto: 2666 - 912pp, Picador, London, 2009, Hardback, £25.99 [Book Review]. The Independent
- Gwyn, R. 2009. Sicilian Lock-Up. New Welsh Review 84, pp. 51.
- Gwyn, R. 2009. 20 Questions. Barcelona INK 1, pp. 41-44.
- Gwyn, R. 2009. Four Prose Poems: 'Translation'; 'Lone Rider'; 'Vagrant'; 'September Night'. Agenda 44(2-3), pp. 75-76.
- Gwyn, R. 2009. Four Prose Poems: 'Alice Alone'; 'The Singers'; 'Dusk'; 'Alice, her thoughts'. Poetry Wales 45(1), pp. 25-27.
- Gwyn, R. 2009. Crowther, Claire: The clockwork gift - 84pp, Shearsman Books, Bristol, 2009, Paperback, £8.95 ISBN:9781848610323 [Book Review] Etter, Carrie: The tethers - 64pp, Seren, Bridgend, 2009, Paperback, £7.99, ISBN:9781854114921 [Book Review]. Poetry Wales 45(3), pp. 66-68.
2008
- Gwyn, R. 2008. The Color of a Dog Running Away. New York: Anchor Books.
- Gwyn, R. 2008. Sexual water: poetry, Dionysus and the aquatic ape. In: Byron, G. and Sneddon, A. J. eds. The Body and the Book: Writings on Poetry and Sexuality. Amsterdam: Rodopi, pp. 11-24.
- Gwyn, R. 2008. Hunger for Salt. In: Byron, G. and Sneddon, A. eds. The Body and the Book: Writings on Poetry and Sexuality. Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi, pp. 25.
- Gwyn, R. 2008. Love Story. In: Byron, G. and Sneddon, A. eds. The Body and the Book: Writings on Poetry and Sexuality. Amsterdam: Rodopi, pp. 26.
2003
- Gwyn, R.et al. 2003. The problematic of decision-sharing: deconstructing 'cholesterol' in a clinical encounter. Health Expectations 6(3), pp. 242-254. (10.1046/j.1369-6513.2003.00245.x)
1999
- Edwards, A. G., Elwyn, G. and Gwyn, R. 1999. General practice registrar responses to the use of different risk communication tools in simulated consultations: a focus group study. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 319(7212), pp. 749-752. (10.1136/bmj.319.7212.749)
- Elwyn, G.et al. 1999. Towards a feasible model for shared decision making: focus group study with general practice registrars. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 319(7212), pp. 753-756. (10.1136/bmj.319.7212.753)
- Elwyn, G.et al. 1999. Is 'shared decision-making' feasible in consultations for upper respiratory tract infections? Assessing the influence of antibiotic expectations using discourse analysis. Health Expectations 2(2), pp. 105-117. (10.1046/j.1369-6513.1999.00045.x)
- Gwyn, R. and Elwyn, G. 1999. When is a shared decision not (quite) a shared decision? negotiating preferences in a general practice encounter. Social Science & Medicine 49(4), pp. 437-447. (10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00067-2)
- Elwyn, G. and Gwyn, R. 1999. Narrative based medicine: stories we hear and stories we tell: analysing talk in clinical practice. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 318(7177), pp. 186-188. (10.1136/bmj.318.7177.186)
1998
- Elwyn, G. and Gwyn, R. 1998. Stories we hear and stories we tell... In: Greenhalgh, T. and Hurwitz, B. eds. Narrative based medicine: dialogue and discourse in clinical practice. London: BMJ Books, pp. 165-175.
Postgraduate students
I will consider applications from students wishing to carry out research in creative writing, specializing in prose fiction, non-fiction or poetry. I especially welcome innovative proposals that overlap with my own research interests.
Research interests
- Creative nonfiction (especially relating to travel and illness)
- the prose poem
- translation theory and practice
- comparative literature(s)
- contemporary Hispanic American literature (especially poetry)
Supervision
I currently supervise or co-supervise seven PhD students in Creative and Critical Writing.
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- Narrative nonfiction
- Short fiction
- The prose poem
- Comparative literature
- Borges and Hispanic American literature
- Translation studies