Summer 2026 | On Teaching
Our submissions portal is open until Saturday 28 February for essays, interviews and poetry to feature in our Summer 2026 issue. As always, we welcome work on any and all themes, but we do have a particular slant that we are especially interested in hearing about; for Summer 2026, we want to explore the meeting point between poetry and teaching.
Please note that our poetry submissions are limited to 550 entries, which means that the window will close once that limit is hit – this may be earlier than 28 February.
Poets who teach within any subject or setting support creativity in ways sometimes overlooked within education and lifelong learning. They foster curiosity, strengthen critical thinking, nurture social connections, and offer a language for learners to express their inner lives.
Before you submit any work, please make sure that you have read our guidelines here, and checked our FAQ and information pages to answer any questions you might have. Diolch!
Poetry
We are open to all poetry but poems by teachers would be welcomed in this issue. Teachers and tutors are often focussed on supporting the creative practice of others – in this issue, we want to spotlight your own practice. Let us know in your cover letter what context you teach in, and please submit a maximum of four poems, but know that the poems themselves do not necessarily have to be on teaching related topics.
We also have a general call for poetry which may include non-teachers and/or on non-teaching topics.
Please note that we will be capping our poetry portal at 550 submissions, to allow our Editor time to give each poem the attention it deserves. This means that the window for poetry submissions may close before 28 February if the limit is hit.
Features
Articles, Essays and Interviews
We are interested in longer form pieces that highlight projects and initiatives that bring poetry into classrooms and communities in innovative and inclusive ways, and/or which emphasise how teaching can be a form of empowerment through education.
Send us a short pitch of no longer than 300 words via Submittable to be considered for an article, essay or interview.
How I Teach a Poem
We’re looking for articles from teachers offering new and innovative ways to teach a poem, in the style of our online series ‘How I Write A Poem’. Tell us how you use your own practice to inform the teaching of specific poems as well as what you have learned about poetry from the teaching of it.
Important note: please choose a poem to ‘teach’ that you have copyright for, that is out of copyright, or that has previously been published in Poetry Wales. We do not have capacity to make copyright requests for this feature.
“How I Teach A Poem” articles should be no more than 1000 words.
Tributes to the Poet and Critic Jeremy Hooker
We are looking to bring together tributes to the poet and critic, Jeremy Hooker, who spent much of his writing life in Wales but passed away at the end of 2025. We would like to hear from those who knew him, were taught by him or who felt his poetry or criticism to be an influence.
We welcome tributes of no more than 300 words.