Cornwall Poetry Library x The Convivial: A poetry reading
The Grammarsow has brought Scottish poetry to Cornwall in the footsteps of WS Graham since 2018.
This evening we welcome Edinburgh poet Ellen Renton who will read alongside Falmouth poet Ceda Parkinson.
The evening will begin with a screening of Andrew Lanyon's short film On Home Ground - an interview with Grammarsow collaborator Des Hannigan.
Poets
Ellen Renton is a writer from Edinburgh. Her work has been published in journals including Poetry London, Gutter, and Magma, and she released her debut pamphlet An Eye For An Eye For An Eye with Stewed Rhubarb Press. Her second pamphlet, You and Yours, is forthcoming with Verve Press. Her work in theatre has included the one-woman show Within Sight (2020), Disciples (2023), and PALS (in development in 2026). She has released an EP and the album My Noise is Nothing with electronic musician Lord of the Isles. She holds an MA in Creative Writing: Poetry from the University of East Anglia.
You and Yours: Swinging across timelines and from the mundane to the surreal, You and Yours is a study in grief: how it exists beyond seismic losses in the stories we inherit, in shifting friendships, and in uncertain landscapes. These poems celebrate the self as a malleable entity under the influence of all the lives it encounters, and balance the pain that characterises the loss of a profound connection with the wonder of having it in the first place.
Ceda Parkinson is a writer from Cornwall whose work moves between the porous boundaries of human and more-than-human worlds. Her writing has appeared in The Dark Mountain Project and Letter Press, and she has held residencies at the Jan Michalski Foundation and The Writer’s Block. Her first book, Threadworks, was published by Guillemot Press in 2024. She is currently a PhD candidate at Falmouth University, exploring ecological imaginaries through experimental nonfiction.
Tickets
Pay as you feel: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-grammarsow-presents-ellen-renton-and-ceda-parkinson-tickets-1990850249689
Refreshments
There will be a simple bar with white/red wine, beer and summer herb G&Ts.
Please feel free to bring food to consume in The Convivial.
Extras
There will be a selection of second hand poetry books on sale.