Hanan Issa

Hanan is a Welsh-Iraqi poet, filmmaker, and artist. Her publications include her poetry collection My Body Can House Two Hearts and Welsh Plural: Essays on the Future of Wales. Her winning monologue With Her Back Straightwas performed at the Bush Theatre as part of the Hijabi Monologues. She was also part of the writersroom for Channel 4’s ground-breaking series We Are Lady Parts alongside its award-winning creator,Nida Manzoor. Hanan is co-founder of the Where I’m Coming From open mic series. She was the recipient of the 2020 Ffilm Cymru/ BBC Wales commission for her short film The Golden Apple. She is the current National Poet of Wales and 2022 Hay International Fellow.