Gorsedh Ynyswitrin

Happy New Year to you all. I don’t know how to work this! It would be good if everyone was sent an e-mail when a new post went on the board. Tim? Anyway no idea how much people go on this as I don’t myself – although I am hoping to becoem more computer literate [...]

We will be holding a series of Bardic seminars at the Library of Avalon, starting on Tuesday the 8th November at 7pm. The first session will be an introduction to the Druidic system of colleges and the history of Bardism, led by Dreow Bennett, Archdruid of Glastonbury and Tim Hall, Elder Bard of Gorsedh Ynyswitrin. [...]

They are holding this year’s Night at The Abbey on Friday Sept 9th, 6 – 10pm. I know it’s a long shot, but does anyone object to me trying to blag an ”area” (or maybe even a tent!) where we can showcase all that is Bardic to an audience that may be pleasingly outside of [...]

‪Dearbhaile Bradley ~ Visions of Transition‬‏ – YouTube.

Taut tomes And vociferous volumes; Tall tales And magnificent epistles. Each story unfolds Both to the teller And the recipient In so many differing ways And often, That which may appear the same Is so manifold in its manifestations We would wonder We were even on the same page… Yet somehow, undercurrents of sense And [...]

Spirits of all ancestors Close kin and random impostors Draw me in with bidding words That i may see birds’ wings unfurl With grace and without recourse To pleasing others’ feasts or thoughts The freedom of abandonment No more entrapped, soon resonant With all the music of their song And rhythmic wings to time the [...]

I’m posting this up on behalf of Dearbhaile, check it out: The stories we tell ourselves at this crucial time are vital to making the transformation we need to make to living sustainably on the planet. This selection is from a longer showcase of inspirational poems and stories that present my perspective on how we [...]