“It’s therefore frustration that compelled me to write this poem, and a desire to illuminate how deeply compassion can be felt even when it’s not always immediately apparent”
Author: Frances Turpin
Frances is Poetry Wales' Magazine Manager
Jane Houston: How I Wrote ‘Ponies’
“The poem is about a human experience of illness, due to a virus in the human body. But the illness itself takes a human form, and our abuse of shared ground gives the poem its monochrome palette.”
Wales Poetry Award 2023 – Shortlist & Winners
Read our thirteen shortlisted poems, selected by Denise Saul
Hilary Menos: How I Wrote ‘Lonely Hearts’
“Space is, of course, the “final frontier” but there are other areas for exploration, such as the deep ocean, and the human mind.”
Videographer Opportunity 2024
We’re looking for a Cymraeg Editor, Reviews Editor, and Proofreader for our Winter 2024 issue
Editorial Opportunities 2024
We’re looking for a Cymraeg Editor, Reviews Editor, and Proofreader for our Winter 2024 issue
Poetry Wales Summer 2024 Launch | Tuesday 6th August
Join us on 6th August at Tiger Bay Poetry to hear poems from 60.1
David Lloyd: How I Wrote ‘Devil on Wheels’
“I hope that along with evoking an artist’s sensibility and intellect at a young age, my poem also conveys [Richard] Burton’s powerful forward motion in life”
Yuan Changming: How I Wrote ‘East vs West: A Synoptic Cultural Comparison’
“As I see it, the form of a poem is always an integral part of its content”