Octopus Mind

Rachel Carney is a creative writing tutor and PhD student based in Cardiff. She is working in partnership with National Museum Wales to examine the use of ekphrastic poetry as a tool for visitor engagement in art museums. Originally from Sheffield, Rachel moved to Aberystwyth to complete a BA in 2003. Her poems, reviews and articles have been published in magazines including Poetry Wales, Under the Radar, Mslexia, Acumen and Envoi. She won the Pre-Raphaelite Society Poetry Competition in 2021.