“It’s therefore frustration that compelled me to write this poem, and a desire to illuminate how deeply compassion can be felt even when it’s not always immediately apparent”
Jane Houston: How I Wrote ‘Ponies’
“The poem is about a human experience of illness, due to a virus in the human body. But the illness itself takes a human form, and our abuse of shared ground gives the poem its monochrome palette.”
‘The Epic of Cader Idris’ by Samatar Elmi
Poetry Wales are delighted to share here a video featuring poet Samatar Elmi who performs the title poem of the upcoming poetry collection The Epic of Cader Idris (Bloomsbury/flipped eye, 2024)
Mason Lloyd: How I Wrote ‘Is this ok?’
“[No] matter how many words I put down, it didn’t touch on what I was trying to get to. Instead, what I have tried to do is not say it, but use the space in-between, the felt space, and use that as a vehicle to get me, and hopefully the reader, closer to something.”
Maggie Harris: How I Wrote ‘Legacy’
“I was attempting to write song lyrics before I realised it was poetry I was writing”
Wales Poetry Award 2023 – Shortlist & Winners
Read our thirteen shortlisted poems, selected by Denise Saul
Hilary Menos: How I Wrote ‘Lonely Hearts’
“Space is, of course, the “final frontier” but there are other areas for exploration, such as the deep ocean, and the human mind.”
Videographer Opportunity 2024
We’re looking for a Cymraeg Editor, Reviews Editor, and Proofreader for our Winter 2024 issue
Editorial Opportunities 2024
We’re looking for a Cymraeg Editor, Reviews Editor, and Proofreader for our Winter 2024 issue