A event on Thursday 9th April. The event starts at 19:00.
Join us for a special evening of readings and discussion by poets Eleanor Rees & Cathy Galvin, presenting their latest collections of poems.
Eleanor Rees is a poet and lecturer. She has recently published *Portents and Portals: New & Selected Poems* (Guillemot, 2025) and the collection of essays *Eyes in the Wood* (Broken Sleep, 2025). Other publications include *Tam Lin of the Winter Park* (Guillemot, 2022), *The Well at Winter Solstice* (Salt, 2019), *Blood Child* (Pavilion, 2015), *Eliza and the Bear* (Salt, 2009), and *Andraste’s Hair* (Salt, 2007), which was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Eleanor is the recipient of an Eric Gregory Award and a Northern Writers’ Award, and she is a senior lecturer at Liverpool Hope University.
Cathy Galvin is a poet and journalist. She is co-founder of the Sunday Times Short Story Award. Her journalism has appeared in the Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, Newsweek, The Sunday Times, and The Tablet where she is a non-executive director. She has published three poetry pamphlets: *Black and Blue* (The Melos Press, 2014), *Rough Translation* (The Melos Press, 2016) and *Walking the Coventry Ring Road with Lady Godiva* (Guillemot Press, 2019). Her debut poetry collection, *Ethnology. A love song for Connemara* is forthcoming from Bloodaxe Books in February 2026.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
Eleanor Rees is a poet and lecturer. She has recently published *Portents and Portals: New & Selected Poems* (Guillemot, 2025) and the collection of essays *Eyes in the Wood* (Broken Sleep, 2025). Other publications include *Tam Lin of the Winter Park* (Guillemot, 2022), *The Well at Winter Solstice* (Salt, 2019), *Blood Child* (Pavilion, 2015), *Eliza and the Bear* (Salt, 2009), and *Andraste’s Hair* (Salt, 2007), which was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Eleanor is the recipient of an Eric Gregory Award and a Northern Writers’ Award, and she is a senior lecturer at Liverpool Hope University.
Cathy Galvin is a poet and journalist. She is co-founder of the Sunday Times Short Story Award. Her journalism has appeared in the Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, Newsweek, The Sunday Times, and The Tablet where she is a non-executive director. She has published three poetry pamphlets: *Black and Blue* (The Melos Press, 2014), *Rough Translation* (The Melos Press, 2016) and *Walking the Coventry Ring Road with Lady Godiva* (Guillemot Press, 2019). Her debut poetry collection, *Ethnology. A love song for Connemara* is forthcoming from Bloodaxe Books in February 2026.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
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