Poetry Wales magazine

Poetry Wales magazine National poetry magazine of Wales. Publishing contemporary poetry, features and reviews since 1965.

Emerging from a rich bilingual culture, Poetry Wales explores the diverse perspectives of Welsh poetry in English and its international relationships. Its interest in translation, and in local and national identities in a global context, are at the forefront of some of the most exciting developments in poetry today. The magazine is open to tradition and experiment, publishing poetry from a wide ra

nge of approaches. Against this background of dynamic contrast, it offers a lively and informed critical context for the best contemporary poetry.

Our Editor Zoë Brigley described this issue as an 'all-star issue', bursting at the seams with incredible poetry from ar...
10/07/2025

Our Editor Zoë Brigley described this issue as an 'all-star issue', bursting at the seams with incredible poetry from around the world. Let's hear it for our poets of 61.1...

Elizabeth Chadwick Pywell
Bex Hainsworth
Amy Dugmore
Rebecca Gethin
Natalie Ann Holborow
Georgie Henley
Kexin Huang
Arji Manuelpillai
Rebecca Ferrier
Beau Beakhouse
Nasser Rabah (trans. Wiam El-Tamami)
Ashish Kumar Singh
Jose Hernandez Diaz
Amie Whittemore
Jennifer Militello
James Kelly Quigley
David Starkey
Jessica Traynor
Enda Wyley
Gospel Chinedu
Taylor Strickland

Steve Balsamo
Tamara Evans
Niamh Griffiths
Doryn Hebst
Miles Hovey
Natasha Morwyn-Gwyn Idris
Chris Knight
Iris Anne Lewis
Rachael Llewellyn
Tim Orrell
Ben Wildsmith
Simon Rees
Kimberly Campanello
Annemarie Ní Churreáin
Dimitra Xidous
Sheenagh Pugh
Gareth Writer-Davies
Rachel Carney
Rachel Clyne
Yuko Minamikawa Adams
Maggie Harris
David Greenslade
Graham Mort
Richard Skinner
Kathryn Gray
Penelope Shuttle
Alison Binney
Katie Munnik

🎉 Cover reveal for our Summer issue 🎊Diolch yn fawr to Gethin Evans for this gorgeous painting, chosen because it reflec...
07/07/2025

🎉 Cover reveal for our Summer issue 🎊

Diolch yn fawr to Gethin Evans for this gorgeous painting, chosen because it reflects the international theme of the issue - a scene that could equally be found at lido in Wales, by a pool in the South of France, in a landlocked US state, or anywhere else around the globe.

Featuring an electrifying interview with the Rock Star of North American poetry Eileen Myles, a feature on the short poem headed up by bestseller Dean Atta, and advice from Seren Books' very own Head of Marketing about how to promote yourself as a writer - as well as, of course, a heck of a lot of fantastic new poetry - this is the perfect issue to bring with you wherever your summer takes you, be it pool, beach, lake or paddling pool.

We've just sent this issue off to print - pre-order now to get it as soon as it's available: https://poetrywales.co.uk/product/summer-2025/

Did you know that July is Disability Pride month in the UK? We're celebrating by making our Archive Issue of the Month S...
01/07/2025

Did you know that July is Disability Pride month in the UK? We're celebrating by making our Archive Issue of the Month Summer 2022: 'On Disability'. This issue will be on sale on our website all month long.

https://poetrywales.co.uk/product/poetry-wales-58-1-summer-2022/

Edited by Zoë Brigley Thompson with contributing editors Hannah Hodgson and Taylor Edmonds, Summer 2022 is a star-packed issue, with:
- an essay by Gwyneth Lewis
- an interview with The Cyborg Jillian Weise
- and poetry by names including Kathryn Bevis, Helen Calcutt, Rachel Carney, Ian Duhig, Paul Henry, Sheenah Pugh, Claudine Toutoungi, Leah Umansky, Jennifer Wong and more.

Try before you buy by signing up to our newsletter, where we'll be sharing one poem from the issue every week in July: https://mailchi.mp/poetrywales/newsletter-signup

Enjoy!

"The ripple was becoming a wave of some magnitude, or to put it another way, ‘the second flowering’ of Welsh writing in ...
11/06/2025

"The ripple was becoming a wave of some magnitude, or to put it another way, ‘the second flowering’ of Welsh writing in English had begun..."

Sam Adams, Editor of Poetry Wales from 1973-75, reflects on the early days and pays tribute to our founding Editor Meic Stephens - out now on poetrywales.co.uk.

https://poetrywales.co.uk/reflections-at-60-the-beginnings/

Announcing the winners of the Poetry Wales Award 2024-25:First Award - Natasha Gauthier for 'Via Crucis on the Piccadill...
05/06/2025

Announcing the winners of the Poetry Wales Award 2024-25:

First Award - Natasha Gauthier for 'Via Crucis on the Piccadilly Line'

Second Award - Natasha Borton for 'Bucket Hat Bois'

Third Award - Liam Bates for 'Magic'

Get to know the poets a little better and read their winning poems on our website: https://poetrywales.co.uk/poetry-wales-award-24-25-winners/

There's still time to get your ticket to join us online this evening for the Poetry Wales Award awarding ceremony - read...
04/06/2025

There's still time to get your ticket to join us online this evening for the Poetry Wales Award awarding ceremony - readings from all thirteen of our finalists, plus the big reveal of the three Award winners. Not to be missed!

Tickets are just £3, or free if you're a subscriber. Get yours by 6:30 pm this evening - after that, all you need to do is find a comfy chair, get yourself a cuppa, and settle in for a night of award-winning poetry.

https://poetrywales.co.uk/product/poetry-wales-award-2024-25-awarding-ceremony/

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