Originally from London, Jo Heyde turned to writing poetry after learning Welsh. Her work has appeared in Ffosfforws 2-5, Barddas magazine, and Modron magazine, and her first pamphlet, Cân y Croesi (Cyhoeddiadau’r Stamp) was published in 2024. She coordinates BBC Radio Cymru’s Poet of the Month programme, and is a member of Carmarthen Poetry School where she learned the craft of cynghanedd poetry and the Y Derwyddon team on BBC Radio Cymru’s Talwrn series. She was nominated for Welsh Learner of the Year in the 2021 National Eisteddfod of Wales.