As part of the annual Owain Glyndwr celebraton celebration, author Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics, MFA Writing Faculty) will present her new book: The Long Field – Wales and the Presence of Absence, a Memoir.

The Long Field was published 2021 in the UK and named a Travel Book of the Year by The Financial Times and The Sunday Telegraph. It was also a finalist for the Wales Book of the Year Award.

The author says, “In the book I braid hiraeth I’ve experienced —as an American who pines for Wales, as the daughter of a parent with dementia, as the survivor of a horrific Amtrak crash—into new and old hiraeth stories of Wales. Along the way I write about hiraeth in some startlingly new ways: queer hiraeth, hiraeth triggered by politics, technology, ecological crises, and immigra􏰀on. That said, while it’s a book about longing, it’s actually quite cheerful! My view of hiraeth evolves along the way from an awareness of loss and longing to a crea􏰀ve response to loss, which I see as the genius of Welsh culture—maybe the wellspring of all creativity.”

Please bring cash or check if you would like to buy Pamela’s book, direct from the author, at a discounted price of just $20.00 (cash or check only).