Get to know Taylor Edmonds and Tangie Mitchell, contributing editors for Poetry Wales 59.3
Author: Frances Turpin

Nadine El-Enany: How I Wrote ‘Hobson’s choice’
“The beginning of a poem matters to me very much. I want to pull the reader right into the thicket. My favourite poems are those that snag me from the first line and make it impossible to pull myself free.”

A Poem for St Dwynwen’s Day
Courtesy of Isabelle Evans

Tracey Rhys: How I Wrote ‘He tells me how trees communicate…’
“I think that when we have children, many of us tend to turn the natural world into fairyland for a while, and share their entrancement with it.”

Sarah Wimbush ‘STRIKE’
Sarah Wimbush’s new collection ‘STRIKE’ features two poems from Poetry Wales 59.1 and launches at the National Coal Mining Museum on Sunday 28th January

Steve Logan: How I Became a Poet
“I began to write poems and music in earnest to save my life”

Wales Young Poets Award – Deadline Extended | Gwobr Beirdd Ifanc Cymru – Dyddiad Cau Wedi’i Ymestyn
The deadline for the Wales Young Poets Award has been extended until 29th February 2024
Mae dyddiad cau Gwobr Beirdd Ifanc Cymru wedi’i ymestyn tan 29 Chwefror

Astra Papachristodoulou: How I Wrote ‘Unbodied’
“Given [the constraint of short form], I like to utilise materials that, in conjunction with the short text, offer additional meaning to ultimately make the poems multi-layered, esoteric and more nuanced”

How I Write a Poem: Best Writing Tips of 2023
A look back at some of the best writing tips from our How I Write a Poem interviews in 2023. Share your favourites with us!