I don't see much difference between reading a poem and singing a song ; Singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews travels back to her roots to explore the extraordinary legacy of Celtic poetry, a nd to discover why poems elicit an emotional connection with the concept of home

Western Mail › June 06, 2009

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POETRYhas long been an important part of Cerys Matthews' life. The former Catatonia singer is possessed of a keen sense of how central the words and works of Dylan Thomas are to her identity.

But in a new programme for the BBC's Poetry Season, she was given a chance to explore the role poetry plays in Celtic culture at large.

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I don't see much difference between reading a poem and singing a song ; Singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews travels back to her roots to explore the extraordinary legacy of Celtic poetry, a nd to discover why poems elicit an emotional connection with the concept of home

"It was a journey that taught me a lot about my own love of words and who I am and where I'm from," says the mother of two.

Dylan Thomas has always been a "powerful and precious" force for the Swansea-born musician.

"His p...

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