An evening with Caroline Smith & Erica Hesketh

Join us for a lyrical evening of poetry with Caroline Smith and Erica Hesketh.

BYCATCH - Caroline Smith

From prize-winning poet Caroline Smith, BYCATCH is a deeply moving collection of poems that ask where personhood is when memory and language are gone. They capture the faltering years of a life gradually scraped bare by the deep-sea trawler of dementia – yet find amongst the isolation and sadness, moments also of clarity, epiphany and love.  

Whilst these poems chart deep waters, they remind us also of the enduring and miraculous bond between those who have known each other for a lifetime. With grace and often with humour, Smith unravels the intricate nature of care, the symbiosis of family, and ultimately the sense of self held in the memories and personal histories of her own parents.

IN THE LILY ROOM - Erica Hesketh

Erica Hesketh’s debut collection IN THE LILY ROOM, tells a story of early motherhood. It examines a new mother’s journey through mental illness, her relationships with her body, her baby and other people, and the often surreal landscape of mothering, against a backdrop of a changing and uncertain world.

Clear-eyed and full of hard-won love, this a story of one of the most common experiences there is, told in a dazzlingly original way.

*Copies of both books will be available to purchase on the night.