Robin Munby: How I Translated ‘Playa de San Llorienzu’
“I was leafing through María Teresa’s collected works, the sea only just out of sight, and when I came across this poem I decided to start translating it right away.”
“I was leafing through María Teresa’s collected works, the sea only just out of sight, and when I came across this poem I decided to start translating it right away.”
Sam Adams, Editor from 1973-75, looks back on the beginnings of the magazine and our founder Meic Stephens.
Announcing the three Award Winners of the Poetry Wales Award 2024-25
“I think it took me many years of writing for humour to have earned its place, and for me to acknowledge it as part of my poetic voice.”
Cary Archard, Editor of Poetry Wales 1980-86, reflects on a special issue featuring Lynette Roberts
“To me, place is about the relationship of distance-to-closeness. How connected someone feels to their national identity can be just as important as how direct or indirect a speaker is in a poem, or how straightforward or mysterious an image is.”