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Printed by 4edge Limited, Hockley SUBSCRIPTIONS As well as receiving three collections of brand-new contemporary poetry every year, Poetry Wales subscribers also have access to: Free entry to our competitions, Free tickets for online events, Discounted tickets for in-person events, a 20% discount at Seren Books Subscriptions are available in print and digital formats. Standard print subscriptions start at £3.25/month, with Student and Concession options starting at just £2/month. Supporter subscriptions, which come with vintage issues or poetry collections from Seren Books, start at £7/month. Digital subscriptions are available via ExactEditions and start at £5.99/quarter. Find out more at poetrywales.co.uk/subscribe/ SUBMISSIONS Our call for our November issue will have a slant on the theme of the body. Go to www.poetrywales.co.uk/submissions for everything you need to know. REVIEWS Information about sending review copies for consideration can be found at poetrywales.co.uk/reviews/ or email reviews@poetrywales.co.uk. Please do not send hard copies to the office. ADVERTISING To advertise with Poetry Wales, either inside the magazine or on our newsletter, visit poetrywales.co.uk/advertising/ SUPPORT US Poetry Wales Press Ltd is not for profit and exists through the financial support of the Books Council of Wales. Cost rises mean our subsidy is worth less each year. If you would like to support US through a donation, supporter subscription or legacy gift, please visit poetrywales.co.uk/support-us/ for more information. Views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of Poetry Wales; those of individual contributors are not necessarily those of the editor. Poetry Wales is published with the financial support of the Books Council of Wales. Advisory Sub-Committee Chair Taz Rahman Magazine Manager Frances Turpin Sub-Committee Members Briony Collins Patrick McGuiness Elena Vaughan Robert Walton Production Jamie Alexander Hill Ambassadors David Baker Sampurna Chattarji Aaron Kent Cover Image Adapted from 'Collage of a Red Apple' © Rawpixel Ltd. With thanks to our Supporter Subscribers, including: Johnny Giles, Tim Orrell, Kevin Smith, Sabrina Poets, and those who choose to remain anonymous. ISSN 0332 2202

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Printed by 4edge Limited, Hockley

SUBSCRIPTIONS

As well as receiving three collections of brand-new contemporary poetry every year, Poetry Wales subscribers also have access to:

Free entry to our competitions,

Free tickets for online events,

Discounted tickets for in-person events,

a 20% discount at Seren Books

Subscriptions are available in print and digital formats.

Standard print subscriptions start at £3.25/month, with Student and Concession options starting at just £2/month.

Supporter subscriptions, which come with vintage issues or poetry collections from Seren Books, start at £7/month.

Digital subscriptions are available via ExactEditions and start at £5.99/quarter.

Find out more at poetrywales.co.uk/subscribe/

SUBMISSIONS

Our call for our November issue will have a slant on the theme of the body. Go to www.poetrywales.co.uk/submissions for everything you need to know.

REVIEWS

Information about sending review copies for consideration can be found at poetrywales.co.uk/reviews/ or email reviews@poetrywales.co.uk. Please do not send hard copies to the office.

ADVERTISING

To advertise with Poetry Wales, either inside the magazine or on our newsletter, visit poetrywales.co.uk/advertising/

SUPPORT US

Poetry Wales Press Ltd is not for profit and exists through the financial support of the Books Council of Wales. Cost rises mean our subsidy is worth less each year. If you would like to support US through a donation, supporter subscription or legacy gift, please visit poetrywales.co.uk/support-us/ for more information.

Views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of Poetry Wales; those of individual contributors are not necessarily those of the editor.

Poetry Wales is published with the financial support of the Books Council of Wales.

Advisory Sub-Committee Chair Taz Rahman

Magazine Manager Frances Turpin

Sub-Committee Members Briony Collins Patrick McGuiness Elena Vaughan Robert Walton

Production Jamie Alexander Hill

Ambassadors David Baker Sampurna Chattarji Aaron Kent

Cover Image

Adapted from 'Collage of a Red Apple' © Rawpixel Ltd.

With thanks to our Supporter Subscribers, including: Johnny Giles, Tim Orrell, Kevin Smith, Sabrina Poets, and those who choose to remain anonymous.

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