Finding the Words with Rachel Curzon, Dillon Jaxx and Martin Zarrop

Come and listen to some of the best poets from Yorkshire and beyond at Finding the Words, our relaxed and welcoming online poetry evening.

Rachel Curzon's debut pamphlet was published under the Faber New Poets scheme in 2016. She was the recipient of an Eric Gregory Award in 2007, and she has had poems published in Magma, Propel Magazine, The Rialto and elsewhere. She recently returned from a long exile in the South, and now lives in York.

Dillon Jaxx is a queer writer living with disabling chronic illness. Poems have appeared online and in print including Poetry Wales and Ink, Sweat & Tears. Shortlisted for Nine Arches Primers 2021, Creative Futures Writing Prize 2022, The White Review portfolio prize 2023 and Poetry London Pamphlet competition 2023. Winner of the Rebecca Swift writing Prize 2022. ‘ Writing towards their debut collection’ has been in their bio for too long.

Martin Zarrop is a retired mathematician who wanted certainty but found life more interesting and fulfilling by not getting it. He started writing poetry in 2006. He has published three pamphlets: ‘No Theory of Everything’ (Cinnamon 2015) which was one of the winners of the Cinnamon Pamphlet Competition, ‘Making Waves’ (V.Press 2019), ‘To Boldly Go’ (V.Press 2020) and three full collections: ‘Moving Pictures’ (Cinnamon 2016), ‘Is Anyone There?’ (The High Window Press 2020) and ‘Turn Around When Possible’ (V.Press 2023).