Julia Bird

  • Eleanor Rees was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside in 1978. Her pamphlet collection Feeding Fire received an Eric Gregory Award in 2002 and her first full length collection Andraste’s Hair (Salt, 2007) was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Glen Dimplex New Writers Awards. Salt published her second collection, Eliza and

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  • In the run-up to the Salt gig at Utter! on the Free Fringe, I’ll be posting a poem by, and a mini-interview with, the other readers. They’ll all be answering the same questions, which I’m hoping will be an interesting exercise in itself. First up is Julia Bird, whose collection Hannah and the Monk was

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  • About this time of year, friends always ask me if I’m doing any poetry thing on the Edinburgh Fringe. The answer has often been no, but this year it’s a hearty and excited yes: on Monday 23 August, I’ll be part of a Salt poetry extravaganza on the Free Fringe. The reading includes no fewer

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  • SPLodcast!

    In the latest Scottish Poetry Library podcast, you can hear me discuss my writing, the poets I carry with me and read “Summa” from The Ambulance Box. There’s also piece about the Southbank Centre’s new project, the Global Poetry System plus an interview with my fellow Salt poet Julia Bird. Rather than discussing her writing,

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