Iris Anne Lewis is delighted that her poem ‘Manordeifi’ has been highly commended in the Maesteg Poetry Competition. The competition was arranged as one of the events to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the town of Maesteg in the industrial heartlands of South Wales. The aim of the competition was to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Wales, and entries were welcomed from anyone with a strong connection to Wales.
Iris’ poem features the small Pembrokeshire town of Manordeifi and its old parish church. Now disused, the church features the old box pews (some with fireplaces!). A coracle hangs in the porch, affording parishioners a means of getting to and from the church when the surrounding fields flooded.
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