Rhys Trimble
- BA, Bangor University (2010)
- PhD, Northumbria University
Rhys Trimble (born in 1977) is a bilingual poet, teacher, visual poet, visual artist, musician and improvisational performance artist[1] based in Wales. Trimble was born in Livingstone, Zambia in 1977, and was raised in Pontypool and latterly the head of the Neath Valley - Pontneddfechan. Trimble completed his first degree in biochemistry in the University of Sussex in 1999. Trimble is considered an important part of Welsh avant garde.[2] He completed a BA in literature and creative writing from Bangor University in 2010, and published his first book of poetry, Keinc, the same year.[3] He lives in Bethesda, graduated with a BA in Literature and Creative Writing and has recently published his second novel Drone (Crater Press). Previous books include Keinc, Skine, The Red Book of Hergest Ward and kør (2023). He received a PhD from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle. His doctoral thesis was titled "Tywysogion".[4][5] He has authored more than 20 books of poetry in Wales, England, India and the US since 2010, including Swansea Automatic, Anatomy Mnemonics for Caged Waves (US) and Hexerisk.[6][7] He is the vocalist with the Punk/Improv/Noise group Lolfa Binc.[8] And Anxiolytics. Trimble has contributed works to public art in Denbigh, Conwy Valley and Blackpool, Trimble was Nominated for the TS Eliot prize 2016.
He edits the experimental poetry e-zine ctrl+alt-del.[9] since 2008. His work has been translated into Slovak[10] Latvian [11] Anthologized in English [12] and Spanish[13][14] Galicean, Croatian, Romanian and Turkish. As an academic he has published articles in poetry Wales and had critical essays written on his work by Keely Laufer [15] and Dr Daniel Williams.[16] Trimble has performed in a number of countries around the world, and has taken part in the Gelynion Wales tour [17] and the India-Wales international writing project.[18] He is the founder of Awen 33 Arts, Bangor North Wales, Previous visiting poet at Bangor university and is currently a Bard in the Public Mapping Platform Project.
Publications
- Trimble, R. (2010). Keinc. Maentwrog: Cinnamon Press. ISBN 978-1-907090-02-8.
- —— (2010). Kapita. Newton-Le-Willows: Knives Forks and Spoons Press. ISBN 978-0-9565418-4-0.
- —— (2011). Mynydd. Swansea: Boiled String Press. ISBN 978-0-9569473-1-4.
- —— (2012). Skine. Newton-Le-Willows: Knives Forks and Spoons Press. ISBN 978-1-907812-83-5.
- —— (2012). Trace Agents. Manchester: DeptPress.[citation needed]
- —— (2013). ./fine. Rhydfelin: Literary Pocket Book Press.[ISBN unspecified]
- —— (2014). Hexerisk. Newton-Le-Willows: Knives Forks and Spoons Press. ISBN 978-1-909443-44-0.
- —— (2014). "Plurilingual Poetry". Poetry Wales. 49 (3): 45.
- —— (2014). "Places in Poetry: The Poem as Heterotopia". Poetry Wales. 50 (1).
- —— (2015). rej ect ame nta. London: Contraband Press. ISBN 978-1-910319-20-8.
- —— (2015). Swansea Automatic. Llangattwg: Aquifer Books. ISBN 978-0-9928438-4-7.
- —— (2017). Anatomy Mnemonics for Caged Waves. Xerolage Series. La Farge: Xexoxial Editions. ISBN 978-1936687428.
- —— (2018). The Red Book of Hergest Ward. Newton Le Willows: Knives Forks and Spoons Press. ISBN 9781912211173.
- —— (2019). Y Sidydd. Swanses: Hafan Books. ISBN 9780995496699.
- —— (2019). Alterity 4/Praise Poem to Ostara. Alterity Journal. ISSN 2514-1961.
References
- ^ Smith, Hazel (2016). The Contemporary Literature-Music Relationship. Routledge. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-1-317-52902-6.
- ^ Goodby, John (2010). "Prof". Angel Exhaust. 21.
- ^ "Pass Masters: Students' delight as they pick up degrees". Daily Post.
- ^ "Postgraduate Research Creative Writing". University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
- ^ Fowler, SJ (27 May 2015). "Maintenant #99 - Rhys Trimble". 3:AM Magazine.
- ^ "Swansea Automatic". Glasfryn Project. 12 May 2015.
- ^ Nelson, Camilla. "Rhys Trimble – Hexerisk". Shearsman Books (Review).
- ^ Coxon, Steve. "GIG REVIEW – Lolfa Binc, Teeth Crack, Spam Javelin @ The North, Rhyl". Link2Wales.
- ^ Finch, Peter (12 February 2011). "the insider:peter finch". Wales Online.
- ^ "kloaka 1/2017". 25 May 2017.
- ^ Davies, Nia. "Latvian Poetry". Poetry Wales. 53 (2).
- ^ Parker, R.T.A (10 March 2016). Leg Avant. Crater. ISBN 9781326469221.
- ^ "Círculo de Poesía - Poesía de Gales: Rhys Trimble". circulodepoesia.com. 11 September 2017.
- ^ Hedeen, Katherine, M., Núñez, Victor Rodrígues (2015). Nuestra Tierra de Nadie. Temblor de cielo. ISBN 978-607-8167-47-0.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Laufer, Keely Celia (18 January 2016). "The language of teeth: the tooth as a physical embodiment of identity in literature". New Writing the International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing. 13, 2016 (1): 50–58. doi:10.1080/14790726.2015.1133653. S2CID 147303426.
- ^ Jarvis, Matthew (30 October 2017). Devolutionary Voices. Bern: Peter Lang. ISBN 9783034319751.
- ^ "Gelynion: Wales". The Enemies Project.
- ^ "Rhys Trimble". Literature Across Frontiers.
Further reading
- "round UP: Brainwave to help students". Daily Post. 9 August 2006.
Rhys Trimble, of Bangor, is enlisting doctorate students for an agency called tutor2tutor providing private tuition services to fellow students. The 28-year-old biochemistry graduate ... attended the Business Start-Up Week workshops at the University of Wales, Bangor. Mr Trimble, studying for a BA in creative writing ...
External links
- http://www.rhystrimble.com
- https://northumbria.academia.edu/RhysTrimble