Still Here by Elin ap Hywel, trans. Laura Fisk illness and her meeting and marrying

and her meeting and marrying Ted Hughes

As the book progresses

Ann Westgarth

And yet this collection of beautifully crafted poems makes complete sense

Ranging from New York to small-town Aberdeenshire

Still Here by Elin ap Hywel, trans. Laura Fisk illness and her meeting and marryingPublished 31st October 2025. Elin ap Hywels Still Here, translated by Laura Fisk, is a resonant and formally diverse collection that weaves together myth, memory, politics, and personal reflection across shifting poetic registers. Drawing from Welsh history and folklore, ap Hywels writing moves from lyrical meditations on landscape and loss to sharply observed, quietly subversive commentaries on gender, identity, and domestic ritual. The poems often