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No Apologie Anfologie is the first collection from Poets on the Hill, a poetry collective from Townhill, Swansea. The group was conceived during the Dylan Thomas Centenary after being part of the BBC Wales documentary Lovely Ugly: Poet On The Estate featuring dub-poet Benjamin Zephaniah. The great thing about these poets is that they are everyday people, with everyday concerns, and everyday struggles. They love poetry, they love the arts, but they are not the cultural elite. When we were working on the TV programme they were struggling with child care, work, unemployment, water leaks, family arguments, and even sleep apnoea. This really is the poetry of the people, from the people. It comes from the heart, it is direct, it is honest. These poets are not trying to impress the establishment in London, they are not trying to win votes, they are just expressing their hopes, fears, loves, and they are being creative at the same time. This is where real poetry comes from; this is really where its at. Benjamin Zephaniah