I, Iolo Kathy Towers Karthika Nair’s epic poem ‘Until

Karthika Nair’s epic poem ‘Until the Lions’ is conceived as an echo of its great Sanskrit forerunner

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back alleys dead ends and the crossroads

Ichigo ichie ("one time

I, Iolo Kathy Towers Karthika Nair’s epic poem ‘UntilA first person retelling of the story of Iolo Morganwg from his boyhood to the Glynogwr Gorsedd of 1798. Iolo Morganwg had many faces: stonemason, self taught scholar, poet, hymnist, politician, patriot, revolutionary, druid, failed businessman, drug addict, campaigner for human rights and perpetrator of the greatest act of literary forgery in European history. We follow his adventurous quest to achieve fame for himself, respect for his culture, and