Academi Literary Bus Tour and Walk on WW2 Poet Alun Lewis, Saturday 16 August 2008, from Cardiff.

August 16, 2008

Welsh Arts organisation Academi have announced a guided walking tour about Welsh World War II poet Alun Lewis, as part of their “Writers In Their Landscape” Literary Bus Tour (and walking!) series. The full details are:

‘Alun Lewis in Cwmaman’ A guided walking tour led by lecturer Dr John Pikoulis. The first in a series of tours which is designed to introduce readers to the landscapes which inspired three memorable writers: Raymond Williams, Alun Lewis and Margiad Evans. Further tour details and other tour dates available by clicking here.

The Alun Lewis tour will start from the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff at 8:00am on Saturday 16 August 2008, returning to the same point at around 7:00pm that evening. Detailed timetables will be available from Academi. Tickets: £50, or £47 for Academi Members and Associates. Please note that the walking tours will often be over fields and the group will encounter a number of stiles along the way. For more information and to book your place contact Academi on tel: +44 (0)29 2047 2266 or e-mail: post@academi.org.