Keinc by Rhys Trimble

Debut collection from talented bilingual Welsh poet and performer.

Keinc, in English ‘branch’, is a debut collection that twists between mythology and relationships, between language and form. Exploring subjects from the four branches of the Mabinogi to Dostoevsky versus Kerouac, Trimble is a visceral, lithe and distinctive voice pushing at the boundaries of structure and challenging linguistic perceptions.

Praise for Keinc

A genuine exploration of what it means to write in a bilingual context. Welsh is not used as a decorative peppering in his work… Instead, it forms part of an understanding of place as composed of multiple linguistic trajectories. Trimble’s work is intersecting here with some urgent contemporary issues. This is risk-taking work from a young and still-developing writer that suggests some exciting new directions for poetry in Wales while responding thoughtfully to the past.

Zoe Skoulding

Rhys Trimble is a bilingual poet, performer, tutor and editor working in North Wales. Born in 1977 in Livingstone Zambia and brought up in Gwent and Pontneddfechan South Wales. Rhys has been published in many journals including Poetry Wales, Tears in the Fence, Seventh Quarry, Coffee House Poetry, Aesthetica, Skald. Recent works include ‘Dancing’ with Zoë Skoulding and Alan Holmes on a track for Parking Non-Stop.