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Still Here by Elin ap Hywel, trans. Laura Fisk PoetryofExtinction The Rain in Portugal—a titlePublished 31st October 2025. Elin ap Hywels Still Here, translated by Laura Fisk, is a resonant and formally diverse collection that weaves together myth, memory, politics, and personal reflection across shifting poetic registers. Drawing from Welsh history and folklore, ap Hywels writing moves from lyrical meditations on landscape and loss to sharply observed, quietly subversive commentaries on gender, identity, and domestic ritual. The poems often