“Folded inside my copy of ‘Kicking the Leaves’ were two ruled pages of notes from a ring binder. At least now I can share some of the notes I scribbled at Donald Hall’s classes and from his writings”
Author: Frances Turpin
Frances is Poetry Wales' Magazine Manager
Stuart McPherson: How I Wrote ‘In Time I’ll Fade Away’
“The more men that can look inside themselves and be comfortable with this the better. It enables us to be better humans, to take better care, both of ourselves and others”
Meredi Ortega: How I Wrote ‘Solo’
“I like to gather together all manner of things to see me through the making of a poem… I don’t know what to expect so I take everything, just in case.”
Rachael Clyne: How I Wrote ‘White/Other?’
“I’ve always been an issue based writer and one who draws from personal experience, but just ranting doesn’t cut it”
Doctor & Magician: A Tribute to Dannie Abse on the Centenary of His Birth
Poetry Wales are pleased to present ‘Doctor & Magician’ as a free e-booklet to celebrate the centenary of Welsh poet Dannie Abse’s birth
Christina Hennemann: How I Wrote ‘The Grim Reaper and the Empress’
“A lot of my images and phrases are the result of letting my subconscious lead the way and just go with it”
Caroline Smith: How I Wrote ‘Links’
“My experience as a sculptor at art school makes me wary of trying to create something that is self-consciously an artifact… For me it is the subject and material of the poem that drives its shape”
Isabel de Andreis: How I Wrote ‘The Glove of Cymru’
“I think writing poems has become a kind of counterweight for me, a joyful and organic writing experience that just happens sometimes”
Frank Dullaghan: How I Wrote ‘In the Waiting Room’
“I will hold onto a poem, working and re-working it, until I get the ending right.”