Mike Jenkins (born 1953) is a Welsh poet and fiction writer in English.

[1] Born in Aberystwyth, Jenkins was educated there at what was then the University College of Wales.

[3] An extract from one of Jenkins' poems has been used as part of the public-realm regeneration scheme for Merthyr Tydfil town centre.

[6] In 2011–12, he produced an Arts Council of Wales-funded touring exhibition and booklet titled Dim Gobaith Caneri, in collaboration with fellow Merthyr Tydfil resident, the painter Gustavius Payne, using Welsh language idioms, through the medium of English, to comment on current world affairs, including the banking crisis and a local open-cast mine.

[1] His 2013 collection, Barkin!, published by Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, was shortlisted for 2014's Wales Book of the Year Award.