Weave/Gwehyddu – Connor Allen

Connor Allen, Children’s Laureate Wales 2021-23

Connor Allen is a poet and multidisciplinary artist from Newport. Since graduating from Trinity Saint David as an actor in 2013, he has worked with companies such as Taking Flight Theatre, Sherman Theatre, Royal Exchange Manchester, Tin Shed Theatre, BBC Wales and National Theatre Wales. Connor’s work is heavily inspired by elements of his own life, such as grief, love, masculinity, identity and ethnicity. His priority as Children’s Laureate Wales is empowering children and young people to tell their own unique stories through poetry.