Richard Gwyn is the author of six collections of poetry and prose poetry, an anthology of contemporary poetry from Wales, and two novels. His work has appeared in translation in over a dozen languages. His most recent book, a memoir, is The Vagabond's Breakfast (2011). Gwyn is Director of the MA in Creative Writing at Cardiff University and the author of Ricardo Blanco's Blog. He has an Institute of Linguists Postgraduate Diploma in Spanish-English (with distinction). The IoL Dip. Trans. is widely regarded as the gold standard for professional translators in the UK. A volume of his poetry translated into Spanish was published in December 2016 by Trilce (Mexico).