Peter Finch is a poet, critic, author and literary entrepreneur living in Cardiff, Wales. He is Chief Executive of Academi, the Welsh National Literature Promotion Agency and Society of Writers. As a writer he works in both traditional and experimental forms. He is best known for his declamatory poetry readings, his creative work based on his native city of Cardiff, his series of books on Wales, and his knowledge of the UK poetry publishing scene. Peter Finch has published more than 25 books of poetry. His latest is Zen Cymru, published by Seren.
His prose works include a number of critical guides,as well his famous alternative handbooks, guides and literary rambles, Real Cardiff , Real Cardiff Two and Real Cardiff Three. He is currently editing titles for Seren's Real Wales series and has published a book that takes in the whole country - Real Wales.
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