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Dan O’Brien on how he writes a poem

Posted on June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

“Perhaps this is the playwriting side of my nature, but I want the poem to retain something of my present tense, my breath and body.” I don’t know how I write a poem. Saying that poems come to me or through me—an image, a voice, the misty, muddy movement-without-form—may sound precious or pompous (and of…

From the Archive: Peter Finch on How He Writes a Poem

Posted on June 18, 2019

For the month of April we have the inimitable Peter Finch musing on how to craft a poem: Collect the data.  All of it.  Research endlessly.  Nothing should be below notice.  The more specialist the better.  Scour and store.  Absorb this stuff.  Think about it and then absorb some more.  When there’s enough the poem will emerge….

From the Archive: Sophie McKeand on How She Writes a Poem

Posted on June 18, 2019

‘As the years roll by I feel I am no longer waiting at a dried-up riverside, instead I’m slowly metamorphosing into the river, and that is as much as I can hope for.’ Since discovering the mental landscape existed over a decade ago I’ve realised how important it is to cultivate this space when creating….

From the Archive: Frances Presley on How She Writes a Poem

Posted on June 18, 2019

‘See if the draft poem has thematic and technical substance or throw it away. Subject it to all the tests you can think of.’  In September’s instalment of ‘How to write a poem’ Frances Presley shares her lovely and instructive wisdom for approaching a poem: 1. Write a sequence of poems with a theme and…

From the Archive: Ailbhe Darcy on How She Writes a Poem

Posted on June 18, 2019

We kick off 2018 with the marvellous poet, Ailbhe Darcy, on how she writes a poem: First, invest monstrously in your own personal mythology. Novelists build a fictional world for the space of a volume or several volumes, but the poet builds a fictional world across an entire life. Then, disagree. A poem is a disagreement….

Poetry Wales launches new website

Posted on June 11, 2019June 12, 2019

Welcome to our new website! It’s currently still in the development process, but take a look round, make yourself comfortable and browse our latest issue.

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