In her memoir, The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence, Pamela Petro unfurls the meaning of hireath — a Welsh word that encompasses nostalgia, homesickness, and longing — and dissects all that that the word has meant to her as a gay woman, a creative writer, a daughter, a traveler and more.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Long Field is available from Book Depository
• Pamela's website
• Lesley's MFA in Creative Writing low-residency program

Learn more about Pamela Petro and more on our episode page.