Join us on zoom for four brilliant poets reading at lunchtime on Friday.

The Zoom link is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82675592320

Miranda Peake is a poet and visual artist based in London. Shebegan writing poetry in 2013, initially as an extension of her artpractice. Her poems have been published in journals andmagazines including Ambit, Banshee, Bare Fiction, Oxford Poetry,Magma, The Moth and The Rialto. In 2014 she won the MslexiaPoetry Competition and in 2018 she was placed second in thePoetry and Psychoanalysis Competition. She holds an MA inCreative Writing from Royal Holloway and is part of the HornetPress. She is the owner of independent bookshop, ChenerBooks in East Dulwich. Her pamphlet 'Yellow' was published by Live Canon.

Tessa Foley is a poet whose work explores feminism, sexuality and the rejection of normalcy. Her debut poetry collection ‘Chalet Between Thick Ears’ was published and launched by Live Canon in November 2018 at the Poetry Cafe, Covent Garden and has inspired a series of Live Canon films. The same year, Tessa also self-published ‘Garden’ illustrated by her sister, Anna Foley, to raise money for the Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service where she volunteered for three years. She has recently been recognised in the Ware Poets Competition, the Charroux Poetry Prize and the Canterbury Literary Festival Poet of the Year Competition.

Arji Manuelpillai is a poet, rapper, performer and education artist based in London. Over the last 15 years he has performed and taught both nationally and internationally with audiences and students from all cultures and walks of life. He is passionate about community arts and connecting people through art, he believes that self-expression can help nurture relationships, improve mental health and increase self-esteem and confidence. His debut collection 'Mutton Rolls' is published by Out-Spoken Press.

Richy Campbell mostly writes to capture moments and, sometimes, to make sense of “all of this”. He is equally invigorated by walking through trees and otherworldly art. A Staffordshire native, Richy now resides in south Manchester. Richy’s writing has recently appeared in Under the Radar, and Ink,Sweat and Tears. His debut collection 'Lovely Peripheries' was published by Live Canon.