Jessica Traynor is a poet and poetry editor at Banshee. Her debut Liffey Swim (Dedalus Press, 2014) was shortlisted for the Strong/ Shine Award. The Quick (Dedalus Press, 2018) was an Irish Times Book of the Year. Pit Lullabies (Bloodaxe, 2022) was a PBS Recommendation, an Irish Times book of the year, a Guardian Best Read, and was awarded the 2023 Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award. New Arcana (Bloodaxe, 2025) was an RTÉ and Irish Independent Book of the Year. 

Abeer Ameer is a poet of Iraqi heritage living in Cardiff. Her debut collection, Inhale/Exhale, was with Seren Press (2021) and was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year 2022. Her poem, 'at least', won the 2025 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem in the written category. She is currently working on her second collection and shares her poems on YouTube.