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