Dannie Abse Collection: Julia Bell and Susie Wild read.

A book launch at the Poetry Café marking Parthian Books' new Dannie Abse Collection, four of the Welsh writer's works reissued with new introductions. The evening features writer Julia Bell, who introduces Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve, and Susie Wild, Parthian's Publishing Editor, who introduces Ask The Moon. Dannie Abse (1923-2014) was a Cardiff-born poet, doctor and novelist who served as President of the Poetry Society and won awards including the Wales Book of the Year. The collection also includes The Presence and his autobiography Goodbye, Twentieth Century.