Helle
Michelsen has been on the staff of Planet since 1991. After graduating from Copenhagen University,
she worked as a free-lance translator and editor
before moving to Wales in 1982. She has a special
interest in contemporary Scandinavian literature,
and has published articles, translations and reviews
in Planet, Poetry Wales, The Western
Mail and the Danish daily Politiken
Emily
Trahair joined Planet in 2006. She has an academic and activist background in international politics and a masters in Postcolonial Politics from Aberystwyth University. Her interests include Postcolonialism, critical Marxism and Welsh politics, writing particularly on ethical dilemmas in solidarity protest, and the interface between fiction and politics. She has written conference papers on solidarity politics for the Royal Geographical Society and for research groups including the Research Network on Love at Manchester University, and has written reviews and articles on Welsh politics and literature for Planet. Having been to art school she also takes a keen interest in the visual arts.
Dafydd
Prys started working for Planet in the
summer of 2003. He earned his degree in Theatre
Anthropology. A keen film enthusiast, he enjoys
writing and directing the occasional short-film
and wastes many hours discussing his favourite
films. Unfortunately, he is yet to be spotted
for his talents. He writes articles and reviews
for different small magazines as well as writing
short stories and plays. He also likes fooling
about on his guitar, while his literary interests
lie in the Russian, American and English classics.