Regina G. Beach is a disabled poet and essayist. Originally from the American midwest, she now calls the Welsh Valleys home. She is the inaugural poet in residence at the Risca Industrial History Museum for 2024. Themes in her work include the arts, culture, travel, wellness and the unique people and places in those spheres. Her writing has appeared in Global Poemic, Boldly Mental, The Rail, Haiku by You, Five Minutes, Visual Verse, The Horror Tree, and Disoriented among others. She is the founder of the literary magazine Lesions | Art + Words, which features the work of people living with chronic health conditions. Read more of Regina’s writing on her website reginagbeach.com or subscribe to her free newsletter at reginagbeach.substack.com.