Philip John

A Welsh poet and writer from the Rhondda Valleys, Philip John graduated from the University of South Wales in 2014 before working and living across the border in Bristol. He has since returned to Wales and now resides in Monmouthshire.

Philip has published four volumes of poetry – Home Truths (2018), Searching for Seahorses (2020), Songs of Youth (2021), and Wales: Poetry for a Nation (2023). Drawing from experiences of working class Wales and beyond, he explores the human condition, nature, history, the environment, and the existential questions in the search for purpose. He has performed poetry readings at arts festivals, on BBC Radio, and as part of musical collaborations. Philip has recently been working on a memoir style novella as well as another poetry volume inspired by his country and its history.