“Where is Abercuawg?” In a world of increasing conflict, the thirst for power and wealth, and an ever-growing reliance on technology, there is more reason than ever to ask: where exactly are we? This is the alert writer’s vision of an ideal Wales. Here, R.S. Thomas expresses the glory and the tragedy of the Welsh condition—a state to be pursued but never attained. Paradise or Utopia?

The 12th annual Poetry & Arts Festival celebrates RS Thomas & ME Eldridge in the Welsh coastal village of Aberdaron where he was vicar and she an artist.
The first festival was held in 2014. Since then we have been honoured to welcome distinguished speakers from the United Kingdom and the United States, including our patron Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Wales and Archbishop of Canterbury. The festival has sponsored fresh expressions of the poetry and art for new audiences. Our festival location in Aberdaron on the Llŷn Peninsula enables people to experience first-hand the landscapes that inspired the poetry of Thomas and the art of Eldridge.

The Annual Festival in Aberdaron is managed by the RS Thomas & ME Eldridge Society in its mission to bring together people with an appreciation of the literary and artistic works, music compositons, people and places associated with RS Thomas and ME Eldridge.