Poetry Wales

Poetry Wales is a triannual poetry magazine published in Bridgend, Wales. Founded by Meic Stephens and now published by Seren, it is currently edited by Jonathan Edwards. Since its first publication in 1965, the magazine has built an international reputation for excellent poems, features and reviews from Wales and beyond.[1] The magazine is published in print and online.

Poetry Wales
Winter 2014 cover
EditorJonathan Edwards (2019–present)
Former editors
  • Sam Adams
  • John Powell Ward
  • Cary Archard
  • Mike Jenkins
  • Richard Poole
  • Robert Minhinnick (1997-2008)
  • Zoe Skoulding (2008-2014)
  • Nia Davies (2014-2019)
CategoriesPoetry
FrequencyTriannually
PublisherSeren
FounderMeic Stephens
First issueSpring 1965
CountryWales
Based inBridgend
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.poetrywales.co.uk

History

Poetry Wales was founded by Meic Stephens in 1965,[2] and has since been edited by Sam Adams, John Powell Ward,[3] Cary Archard,[4] Mike Jenkins, Richard Poole,[5] Robert Minhinnick, Zoë Skoulding,[6][7][8] and Nia Davies. The magazine is now edited by Jonathan Edwards.

Former guest editors of individual issues include Deryn Rees-Jones, Stephen Knight, Gwyneth Lewis, Paul Henry and Duncan Bush.

Former editor Cary Archard also founded Poetry Wales Press, which now trades under the name Seren Books.

Poetry Wales is supported by Swansea University and has a Creative Partnership with Aberystwyth University's Institute of Literature, Languages and Creative Arts.[9] Along with two other literary magazines in Wales, New Welsh Review and Planet, Poetry Wales receives funding from the Welsh Books Council.

Recent Issues

Poetry Wales has published 212 issues and counting of its magazine. The magazine is published in yearly volumes, previously over 4 seasonal issues, and now over 3 issues published in Winter, Spring and Summer.

Issue Publication Date Editor Contributors
55.2 January 2020 Jonathan Edwards TBC
55.1 Summer 2019 Nia Davies Features: James Goodwin; Catrin Menai and Rhys Trimble; Rhea Seren Phillips, Alonso Quesda translated and introduced by Daniel Eltringham; Paul Kaye, Wioletta Greg and Antonia Lloyd-Jones; From the Archive: Meirion Pennar

Reviews: Siofra McSherry, Jonathan Edwards, Jazmine Linklater, Gareth Prior, Ellen Bell, Rhys Trimble

Poems: Gloria Dawson, Verity Spott, Lucy Mercer, Harry Josephine Giles, Stephen Emmerson, Virna Teixeira trans. Shelley Bhoil, David Asherford, Paul Stephenson, Catrin Menai, Charles Wilkinson, Tara Skurtu, Efe Duyan trans. Neil Doherty & Tara Skurtu, Wioletta Greg trans. Paul Kaye, Ghazal Mosadeq, Meirion Pennar trans. Rhys Trimble

54.3 Spring 2019 Nia Davies Features: Sarah Hudis, So Mayer, Dai George, Gareth Leaman

Reviews: Gareth Leaman, Maryam Hessavi, Rhys Trimble, Rhian Barfoot, Maggie Harries, Jade Cuttle

Poems: Azad Ashim Sharma, Maria Jastrzębska, Hanan Issa, Lee Duggan, Iris Colomb, Alison Gibb, Sarah Kelly, James Byrne, Huw Lawrence, Prue Chamberlayne, Rhian Elizabeth, John McCullough, Andrew Wells, Jonathan Edwards, Peter Hughes, Michael Farrell

54.2 Autumn 2018 Nia Davies Features: Nerys Williams, Anna Reckin, Richard Gwyn, Marianna Burton, Robert Minhinnick

Reviews: Gareth Farmer, Daryl Leeworthy, Ellen Bell, Maryam Hessavi, Jazmine Linklater, Elz’bieta Wójcik-Leese.

Poems: Sascha Aurora Ahktar, Jazmine Linklater, Stewart Sanderson, Ifor Ap Glyn, Chloe Garner, Sian Melangell Dafydd, Simon Mundy, Sarah Marina, Andrew Spragg, Joe Dunthorne, Rose Knapp, Mike Jenkins, John White, Rosemary Corlett, David O’Hanlon, Eleanor Rees, Maitreyabandhu, Dan O’Brien, Fiona Cameron, Owen Lewis, Nerys Williams, James Stradner, Robert Sheppard.

Wales Poetry Award

In August 2019, Poetry Wales launched its annual international poetry competition Wales Poetry Award, sponsored by Aberystwyth University. The competition opened to all poets aged 17+ and accepts English language poetry up to 70 lines. Its inaugural award winners will be announced at Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival in February 2020.[10]

See also

References
  1. "About Poetry Wales". Poetry Wales. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. WalesOnline tribute to Meic Stephens
  3. Swansea University
  4. Seren Books authors
  5. Richard Poole official website
  6. "Zoe Skoulding editor of Poetry Wales". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  7. Bangor University
  8. Bangor University
  9. "Poetry Wales >> About". Poetry Wales. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  10. "Wales Poetry Award sponsored by Aberystwyth University". Poetry Wales. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
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