Poetry

Folk poet Waldo Williams (1904–71) wrote about rural Welsh life, about pacifism and the brotherhood of all peoples. He is considered one of the most important Welsh poets of the 20th century, and...

In this delightful collection, some of Ireland’s most celebrated writers capture the joy and pain of romantic love.Featuring Oscar Wilde and James Joyce, George ‘AE’ Russell and Ethna Carbery,...

Visceral, haunting and full of passion, verve and wit, this new collection from one of Scotland’s most original voices examines and explores the soul of humanity. A Swan’s Neck on a Butcher’s Block is an achingly honest, vivid collection that dares to challenge ideas of what it is to live and to be alive.

“Ago is a richly detailed and elegantly crafted exploration of mutability fine tuned to the times and places where the men and women brought to life here have loved and lived. The luminous, wise,...

This collection is a visceral depiction of the difficult love between a father and son and what happens when that love is lost. In his debut, Thomas Stewart examines the death of his father whilst exploring questions of grief, guilt, mental health, identity, sexuality and masculinity.

Hannah Lavery's Unwritten Woman is a bold and lavish call for us to see the woman in the stories we read and tell ourselves. It is a celebration of Lavery's home city, but also an exploration of gender, race and belonging.

Following the success of her lockdown collection What Day Is It? Who Gives a F*ck, Jan Brierton returns with a new collection of 52 poems that riff on menopause, midlife, the mental load, friendships, relationships, loss and self-acceptance.

A beautiful and devastating new story by acclaimed Irish poet, Anne Walsh Donnelly.

A treasury of poems, essays and other creative writings about Cardiff by those to whom the capital of Wales has played an important role in their lives, with photographs responding to the text by Richard...