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
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.
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.
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.
Before you submit, please make sure you have read our guidelines here.
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.
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.
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.
Before you submit, please make sure you have read our guidelines here.
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.
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.
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.
Before you submit, please make sure you have read our guidelines here.
The Poetry Wales Award is Poetry Wales magazine's annual single-poem competition. This year's competition will be judged by Bethany Handley.
Three awarded poets will win cash prizes as well as publication in a future issue of Poetry Wales; our First Award winner will also win a stay at Literature Wales' Tŷ Newydd.
Full details of the prizes, as well as the terms and conditions of entry, can be found on the entry form or on our website.
The Poetry Wales Award is Poetry Wales magazine's annual single-poem competition. This year's competition will be judged by Bethany Handley.
Three awarded poets will win cash prizes as well as publication in a future issue of Poetry Wales; our First Award winner will also win a stay at Literature Wales' Tŷ Newydd.
Full details of the prizes, as well as the terms and conditions of entry, can be found on the entry form or on our website.