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Hanan Issa

And I Hear Dragons

Hay Festival 2025, 

Dilynwch Fardd Cenedlaethol Cymru, Hanan Issa, wrth iddi drafod ei blodeugerdd arloesol... mae And I Hear Dragons yn gasgliad o leisiau amrywiol sy’n arddangos ystod o brofiadau ar draws Cymru, sy’n canolbwyntio ar hunaniaeth, a dreigiau! Mae Hanan yn awdur, bardd ac artist, ac yn gyd-sylfaenydd y grŵp meic agored ‘Where I’m Coming From’; ei phamffled gyntaf ydy My Body Can House Two Hearts. Mae ei gwaith wedi cael ei berfformio a’i gyhoeddi ar lwyfannau fel BBC Cymru, ITV Wales, Huffington Post, Gŵyl StAnza, Poetry Wales, Celfyddydau Rhyngwladol Cymru a’r Cyngor Prydeinig.

Follow National Poet of Wales Hanan Issa as she delves into her ground-breaking anthology... And I Hear Dragons is a collection of diverse voices showcasing a range of experiences across Wales, focusing on identity, and dragons! Hanan is a writer, poet and artist, as well as co-founder of the ‘Where I’m Coming From’ open mic collective, whose debut pamphlet is My Body Can House Two Hearts. Her work has been performed and published on platforms such as BBC Wales, ITV Wales, Huffington Post, StAnza Festival, Poetry Wales, Wales Arts International and the British Council.

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