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Where I'm Coming From is a community-focused open mic collective featuring underrepresented writers from Wales and Beyond.
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04/09/2021

Today's From Now On release is Why I Swim in Wintry Seas by Jemima Roberts!

“Swimming is in my blood. Water coursing my veins just as vitally, as the cells inked red...”

Image credit: Efa Blosse Mason

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Detholiad o: Pam ydw i’n nofio mewn moroedd oer gan
Jemima Roberts

"Mae nofio yn fy ngwaed. Mae’r dŵr sydd yn fy ngwythiennau yr un mor bwysig â’r celloedd sy’n goch..."

Credyd delwedd: Efa Blosse Mason

https://artesmundi.org/journals/excerpt-from-why-i-swim-in-wintry-seas-by-jemima-roberts/

Mae nofio yn fy ngwaed. Mae’r dŵr sydd yn fy ngwythiennau yr un mor bwysig â’r celloedd sy’n goch. Mae fy Mam, sy’n ddeg a thrigain bellach, yn nofio bob diwrnod o’r flwyddyn gron – glaw neu hindda, cenllysg neu iâ. Does ganddi’r un siwt wlyb gynnes – dim ond dillad nofio cyffredi...

03/09/2021

Today's From Now On release is Liquorice by the talented Duke Al Durham!

Content warning: Some readers may find this poem distressing as it contains descriptions of first hand experiences of racial discrimination, including racial slurs.

Illustration by Efa Blosse Mason

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Licris gan Duke Al Durham

Rhybudd am y cynnwys: Gall y gerdd yma beri gofid i rai darllenwyr gan ei bod yn cynnwys disgrifiadau o brofiadau llygad y ffynnon o wahaniaethu ar sail hil, gan gynnwys difrïo hiliol.

https://artesmundi.org/journals/liquorice-by-duke-al-durham/

02/09/2021

Today's From Now On release is Fractured Glass by Chandrika Joshi!

"I remember that day so well. It was the day when we finally opened our suitcase and let out our old selves and set them free...’

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Gwydr teilchion gan Chandrika Joshi

“Rwy’n cofio’r diwrnod mor glir. Y diwrnod pan agoron ni ein siwtces o’r diwedd, i ollwng yn rhydd yr hyn oedden ni…”

https://artesmundi.org/journals/fractured-glass-by-chandrika-joshi/

01/09/2021

Today's From Now On release is Home for us, when? by TalktoCoco.

‘Grandad once said,
You will know one day what I mean,
He said to be black is excellence,
To never be ashamed of my skin,
Or who I am.’

Illustration by Efa Blosse Mason.

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Yn gartre i ni, pa bryd? Gan talk to Coco

'Meddai tad-cu unwaith,
fe fyddi’n deall beth dw i’n ei olygu.
Bod yn ddu, meddai, yw bod yn wych,
peidio byth â chywilyddio at fy nghroen,
nac at bwy ydw i.'

https://artesmundi.org/journals/home-for-us-when%e2%80%af-by-talk-to-coco/

Grandad once said, You will know one day what I mean, He said to be black is excellence, To never be ashamed of my skin, Or who I am.

31/08/2021

Next up from our From Now On writers is A Story From The North by Kevin Dyer 🌱

‘Mynydd Eithinen is the Mountain of Spikes. For thousands of years people have left their marks here.’

Illustration - Efa Blosse Mason

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Stori o’r Gogledd gan Kevin Dyer

'Mynydd y Pigau yw Mynydd Eithinen. Ers miloedd o flynyddoedd mae pobl wedi gadael eu hôl yma. Yn ffosydd a chloddiau, yn gylchoedd daear, yn dwmpathau llawn esgyrn a gemwaith.'

Credyd delwedd - Efa Blosse Mason

https://artesmundi.org/journals/a-story-from-the-north-by-kevin-dyer

30/08/2021

Each day this week we’ll be sharing the work of our selected From Now On writers on the Artes Mundi journal!

First up is us (them) us by Ewan Smith, which you can read via the link below. The piece was inspired by Beatriz Santiago Muñoz’s work in the Artes Mundi 9 exhibition.

‘What is a river? Flowing water? Mud banks? Teeming life? An idea?
Water can be poisoned, mud banks dug away, life consumed. But can they destroy an idea?’

Llenyddiaeth Cymru / Literature Wales

https://artesmundi.org/journals/us-them-us-by-ewan-smith/

17/06/2021

FROM NOW ON, our collaboration with Artes Mundi & Llenyddiaeth Cymru / Literature Wales has been extended! You now have until Friday 2 July at 5pm to send in your stories inspired by Artes Mundi 9.✨

All formats and styles of writing are welcome - the chosen stories will receive development 1-1s with ourselves and Literature Wales, and have the final pieces published by Artes Mundi.

Need some inspiration? Check out this video for an example of round robin storytelling with our Hanan Issa, her son Yousuf & the Artes Mundi team.

Full details of call out can be found via https://artesmundi.org/from-now-on/

27/04/2021

Huge congratulations to a brilliant cohort of talented writers, including our co-founders & featured WICF writers!

22/03/2021

We are excited about partnering with Lit Wales and Artes Mundi for this storytelling project. The AM exhibitions are incredible and sure to spark some inspirational writing!

Yn galw ar storïwyr o bob cwr o Gymru!
Mae Llenyddiaeth Cymru ag Artes Mundi yn falch o weithio â Where I'm Coming From i gasglu a chyflwyno straeon sydd wedi’u hennyn gan Artes Mundi 9.
Rhagor o fanylion, yma: https://www.llenyddiaethcymru.org/lw-news/galwad-agored-o-hyn-ymlaen/

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Calling all storytellers!
Literature Wales, Artes Mundi, and Where I'm Coming From are delighted to announce From Now On. We invite you to share the stories and ideas that have been kindled by Artes Mundi 9.
Discover more here: https://www.literaturewales.org/lw-news/call-out-from-now-on/

Artes Mundi Where I'm Coming From Cardiff

24/02/2021

As part of our bilingual Hunan-Iaith project, we spent a weekend at Tŷ Newydd with Y Stamp pre-covid, where our collectives worked on a collection of poetry in translation and discussed terminology around racial identity in the Welsh language. You can playback last year’s Hunan-Iaith event in our Facebook videos for a taster of some of the pieces created.

We’re really excited to soon be able to share what we’ve been working on as the project has developed over the last year - watch this space. ✨

14/02/2021

A year ago we were kick-starting our Hunan-iaith project with Y Stamp! We’ve been working hard over the last 6 months to bring the project to life, and we’re super excited to start sharing what we’ve created with our bunch of amazing contributors with you very soon ✨

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From Now On - deadline extended!

FROM NOW ON, our collaboration with Artes Mundi & Llenyddiaeth Cymru / Literature Wales has been extended! You now have until Friday 2 July at 5pm to send in your stories inspired by Artes Mundi 9.✨ All formats and styles of writing are welcome - the chosen stories will receive development 1-1s with ourselves and Literature Wales, and have the final pieces published by Artes Mundi. Need some inspiration? Check out this video for an example of round robin storytelling with our Hanan Issa, her son Yousuf & the Artes Mundi team. Full details of call out can be found via https://artesmundi.org/from-now-on/

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‘Where I’m Coming From’ was set up in August 2017 by Hanan Issa and Durre Shahwar as an open mic series to predominantly but not exclusively promote Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) writers and voices in Wales. We intended it to be a safe space where local creatives can share their thoughts through the medium of the spoken word, be it poetry, prose, or something more unconventional. The aim is to challenge, explore, de-construct or even parody any topic with respect and open-mindedness.

As well as showcasing upcoming creatives, the series also aims to incorporate talks and debates with the aim of bridging the gap between local communities, writers, artists, and organisations.

Over the course of the year, we have grown into a platform for not only BAME voices, but for people from all walks of life - especially young and new performers and students. All are welcome, as we hope that the sessions will provide an effective networking space for those looking to converse and collaborate creatively. The sessions are run on a monthly basis and any changes are listed on our Facebook and Twitter pages. Thanks, Hanan Issa / Durre Shahwar / Taylor Edmonds