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Poet says being dropped from Senedd royal visit over poem is 'concerning'
The National Poet of Wales, Hanan Issa, says she is "concerned" by the decision
Wales' national poet has said it is "quite concerning" that a poem raising political issues was rejected from the Senedd's opening ceremony.
Briefings to the media about the event said a poetry reading would be made by Hanan Issa at the ceremony on Thursday, which will be attended by King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
But on Wednesday, Issa posted on social media that the poem she submitted, To Grow, which referred to Gaza and trans healthcare, was rejected on the grounds that the ceremony was "apolitical".
The Senedd Commission said the poem, that Issa had reworked and had already been translated into Welsh, was "not the right fit for this occasion".
Speaking to BBC Radio Wales Breakfast, Issa said she would not be attending the ceremony where King Charles and the Queen will officially open the Senedd's seventh term.
The poet added: "I am not welcome anymore. I won't be part of the ceremony."
The first minister will be among those greeting the King on the Senedd steps with the presiding officer Huw Irranca-Davies and the Labour Welsh Secretary Stephen Kinnock, who will represent the UK government.
The King, pictured on a previous visit, will give a speech in the Senedd debating chamber, known as the Siambr
Issa said the feedback received was that the poem had an "edge" and could "perhaps be softened."