Emma Baines
Poems
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Bio
Emma Baines is a writer and translator from West Wales who co-hosts Poetry Pause podcast, creates filmpoems and collaborates with visual artists. She facilitates workshops and is interested in how poetry can reach people both on and off the page.
Poetry Pause Podcast
Join us, two poetry nerds, as we investigate a great poem
and try to get inspired by it.
Featured Work
Examples of published work.
‘...this light
is ours. A tiny
flame. As wax
crackles,
love makes the story burn’.
Extract from Reading A Child’s Christmas in Wales With You
(Nominated for The Pushcart Prize)
Witches’ Revenge
Film
Poems
Letter Home
(A Found Poem)
Distance Learning
Button Box
(Best Newcomer at Elephant’s Foot Prize for Filmpoetry)
Workshops and Events
‘...The circle of love hums its goodness
as the honey-breath leaves. All dew’.
Extract from Honey Moon (Translation from the original Welsh by Menna Elfyn)
(Commended for the Stephen Spender Prize for Poetry in Translation 2023)
Translations
Emma translates poetry fror multi- award winning writer Menna Elfyn
Get in Touch
embapoems@gmail.com