Team
CIC Director Board: Poetry Into Light
Dr Guinevere Clark
Founder of Poetry Into Light, Guinevere is a Grimsby born, Swansea-based creative writing tutor working across Swansea. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing exploring the poetics of motherhood, sexuality and place, and developed a creative writing analysis model. In 2025 she won The Hammond House International Literary Prize. Other achievements and publications: shortlisting and highly commended awards from Poetry London Pamphlet Competition, Cinnamon Press Literary Award, The Wales Poetry Award, Nature Chronicles Prize, Ambit, Magma, Poetry Wales and Demeter Press. Her first collection is Fresh Fruit & Screams (Bluechrome, 2006). She works on community creative writing projects, curates and edits poetry anthologies, co-produces open mics and is co-editor for a feminist academic journal. Guinevere has CIC director experience in a dance company, co-running projects with European Social, local council and National Lottery funding. She holds a BA in Creative Arts and a MA in Creative Producing and Arts Management from The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (part-scholarship). She is a single-parent and advocates for women who have experienced domestic abuse and other marginalised voices. Her second poetry collection is with Black Bough Poetry in 2026. Watch Guinevere’s recent interview
Dr Peter Morgan Barnes
Peter holds a PhD in English Literature. He is an opera librettist, playwright and theatre director. Recent published histories include Pasticcio Opera in Britain: history and context (Manchester University Press, 2023). Peter has three opera commissions from the National Museum of Wales to include Llywelyn Fawr, y llew yn y llun (2020). He has research interests in historical revisionism, gender theory and performance art and is also a board member for other arts bodies including The Big Bash Music Company (Canterbury), the Belfast Festival of Performance Art (University of Ulster) and Giardani delle Storie, (Rome). Peter brings experience of being on trust charities and limited company boards and an enthusiasm for artistic development at all levels.
Associates Board Poetry Into Light
We are happy to welcome new members and introduce new Associates to our working team. Associates bring a wealth of skills in marketing, creative writing, community art, publishing and business development that are currently shared on a voluntary basis.
Yana Ludwig
Yana is a queer, American poet who writes on ecological, political and other human themes. Her creative work has appeared in Communities magazine and Ink Fish, and she is the author of multiple non-fiction books, including the award winning Together Resilient: Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption. She is on the MA Creative Writing Masters programme at Swansea University. Yana co-edited the Debut anthology with Guinevere and is involved in Poetry Into Light’s plans to launch Swansea Poetry Festival as well as being a super support at events across Swansea.
Dozie Uwakwe (King Dozie)
Dozie Uwakwe is a poet, a painter, and a spoken word artist whose has performed in Poetry into Light open mics, at the Taliesin Arts Centre’s 40th Anniversary Show, and BMHS Community Art and Music Cohesion. His artwork has been shown at exhibitions like the Swansea M.A.D Art Exhibition, and Celebrating Black Excellence Art Exhibitions.
He has Master's degrees in International Commercial & Maritime Law and Human Resource Management. Dozie’s background gives him a good understanding of people, cultures, and the stories behind them. He is interested in how art connects and inspires people and aims to support young voices and youth projects with Poetry Into Light.
Dozie joined Poetry Into Light as an Associate having first been tutored during the Books Council of Wales supported Writer’s Development project at Swansea’s BAME Mental Health Swansea hub in 2022.
Dr Perry Wyatt
Perry Wyatt is an author, poet, and screenwriter from Wales who recently completed her PhD study in Young Adult Fiction. She has published two books Secrets of Baker Street: The Curious Adventures Of The Real Holmes And Watson (2021, Orange Pip Books) and Our Strange Symphony (2022, Kindle) and is currently working on another YA adventure fantasy. Alongside this, she has published numerous poems in literary magazines worldwide, including Corporeal Magazine and The Bibliopunk Lit Zine. She also recently received a Highly Commended Award at the National Film Festival of Wales for her horror screenplay ‘Bite Back’. Perry provides valuable help with our online zines and publications as well as assisting with youth projects. Perry runs a new Welsh Press - These Pages Sing and is forming her first poetry collection.
Gavin Byron Harris
Gavin has a BA in Media Communication with Cultural Studies from Bath Spa University. He’s an experienced, award-winning PR and Digital Marketing consultant and copywriter. Gavin has written poetry and lyrics since childhood, often inspired by his Swansea location. He produced more poems during lockdown in 2020 and has carried on ever since. He has recently launched a new venture offering commissions and performances, under the brand name of The Everyday Poet. His influences include Dylan Thomas, Pam Ayres and Brian Bilston. He’s completed several poetry courses at the Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea and is excited to develop his passion for poetry for himself and others through a variety of mediums. He recently collaborated on a Grand Ambition CIC project alongside Guinevere, helping The Wallich Charity on a song, creative writing and performance event with The Choir with No Name. Gavin brings experience in business, marketing and commercial writing to Poetry Into Light and has helped develop the group's Green Growth Pledge.
We are Onboarding New Members & Creatives
Poetry Into Light is open to new associate members at intervals throughout the year.
Our SUMMER/AUTUMN 2026 call out is for NEW members who may be keen to offer support in new project plans, website development, funding, and marketing.
Thankyou to all our volunteers who have given time on artwork, proofreading, event documentation and project planning as we incrementally build our foundations and expand the benefits of poetry across Swansea and beyond.
Please consider joining our friendly, creative team, which is passionate about poetry! If you have relevant experience or interests and wish to collaborate in our aims or get work experience, please send us an email.
When applying as a Poetry Into Light Associate or volunteer, email info@poetryintolight.org with a one-page letter on your skills and interests and ideally one professional reference.
Thank you for your interest!