About Poetry Wales
Founded in 1965, Poetry Wales is a triannual magazine with an international reputation for excellent poems, features and reviews from Wales and beyond. 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 range of approaches. Against this background of dynamic contrast, it offers a lively and informed critical context for the best contemporary poetry.
Please read a copy of Poetry Wales magazine before submitting to get an idea of the kind of poetry we publish. The magazine welcomes ideas for features to appear in the magazine. If there is an article you would like to write for the magazine, or if you are interested in writing reviews of poetry books for us, please e-mail editor@poetrywales.co.uk
Poetry Wales 61.2 | Winter 2025
Due to be published November 2025, edited by Zoë Brigley.
Open 4th March – 4th April 2025.
For the Winter 2025 issue, Poetry Wales is open to all poems on all themes, without a specific slant. We are interested in work in all poetic forms, from poets who we have worked with before and from poets who are new to us.
Our submissions for this issue will be read by J.S. Dorothy.
Guidelines
You can read our full submissions guidelines here.
Payment and Publication
For administrative and financial reasons, Poetry Wales Press Ltd pays all Poetry Wales magazine contributors via PayPal and is unable to pay through any other means. If you are unable to accept PayPal payment, this will effectively forfeit your fee. By agreeing to publication, you agree to these terms.
Please note that for payment purposes all submissions to 60.2, including prose and essay poems, will be considered under our £20/page payment rate for poetry.