Best Welsh Poetry Collections of 2023
Today, we’re naming our favourite Welsh poetry collections and anthologies from 2023.
It’s that time of year again! With Christmas nearing and 2023 drawing to a close, we take a look back at some of the best art and cultural offerings to come out of Wales this year. Today, we’re naming our favourite Welsh poetry collections and anthologies from 2023.
With the fantastic Welsh poetry releases of 2022, 2023 left us eager for more incredible Welsh poetry - and it has not disappointed. With new poetry on neurodiversity, leukemia, sexism and even a new poetry collection aimed at young children! We now take great pleasure in revealing the best Welsh poetry releases of 2023 to tide you over, and eagerly anticipate what 2024 will bring.
Octopus Mind by Rachel Carney
Octopus Mind explores the intricacies of neurodiversity, perception and the human mind. These poems articulate the desire to understand and be understood by oneself and others in a complex world 0 observing nuances of creativity, art, relationships and self-expression through the lens of neurodiversity.
Rebel Blood Cells by Jamie Woods
Poet (and erstwhile Wales Arts Review contributor) Jamie Woods charts his own experiences of being diagnosed with leukaemia in this powerful sequence of poems that seeks to unearth the nuances of his navigating through diagnosis and treatment. You can read more about Jamie’s process in writing the collection here.
Blood Feather by Patrick McGuinness
In this intimate, confiding poetry collection, Blood Feather, Patrick McGuinness shows how identity is layered, permeable, always in motion - how we are always actor and audience to ourselves.
Read the full list on the Wales Arts Review site, here.