A DISTINCTIVE poet will be performing in Cardigan later this month.

Stephen Treharne, who goes by the name Steve the Shredder, will bring his distinctive act to Cardigan’s next Cellar Bards spoken word event.

He will perform poetry covering topics such as politics and other serious matters but mixed with lots of fun, laughter and audience participation.

Steve said: “We’ll have some laughs while getting out some of our frustrations about current politics.

“Shredder poetry is all about getting our everyday frustrations out. Much of my writing is about the current situation in UK politics. I usually write a few lines of poetry or prose about a political problem and then shred them in a paper shredder in front of a crowd, who also get involved with the performance.

“It’s a fun way to release negativity.”

Steve featured as resident poet at the Fringe Festival in Tranas, Sweden in 2022 and this Cellar Bards event is part of the international Coracle Fringe Festival which is held across Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion every autumn.

The performance from Steve the Shredder will be held at Cellar Bar, Quay Street, Cardigan, on Friday, October 13. Entry costs £3 and doors and the bar opens at 7.30pm. There are open mic spots available, participants just need to sign up on the door by 8pm.

Steve will be doing writing workshops as part of the Coracle Fringe Arts Festival, with one taking place on Saturday, October 14 in Carmarthen.

It is a busy rest of the year for Cellar Bards, with St Dogmaels writer Carly Holmes as the special guest reader on November 17. Her second novel titled Crow Face, Doll Face will be published this autumn by Honno.

On December 8, there will be readings from Ron Greaves and Cellar Bards co-organiser Jackie Biggs.

The open mic is open to writers of poetry, short stories, micro-fiction and novels with a maximum of five minutes each. People who want to read their own work or their favourite pieces from other writers just need to put their names down at the door on the night. People wanting to listen to the guests and the local regulars can also go along to the nights.