Mike Jenkins (poet)

Mike Jenkins (born 1953) is a poet, story writer and novelist. Born in Aberystwyth, Jenkins was educated at the University College of Wales.

Work Jenkins is a former editor of Poetry Wales and a long-term co–editor of Red Poets.^[1] He has taught English at Radyr Comprehensive School in Cardiff for nearly a decade. At the end of the last academic year (2008/2009) Jenkins took voluntary redundancy. He now plans to enter into full-time writing by capitalising on experiences gleaned from former pupils. He continues to live in Merthyr Tydfil, and has done for 30 years. His latest work is a novella for teenagers, The Climbing Tree, which was released on the 15th of February.

Jenkins is an avid Cardiff City supporter and even bought a brick at Cardiff's new stadium. The brick is enscribed with the word "...Why?".

References

1. ^ [1]

External links

• Poet's website

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