Poetry Reading with John McCullough and Falmouth Poetry Group

John McCullough lives in Hove. His book of poems, Reckless Paper Birds (Penned in the Margins) won the 2020 Hawthornden Prize for Literature as well as being shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award. John’s collections have been Books of the Year for publications including The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and The Telegraph and he also won the Polari First Book Prize. His poem ‘Flower of Sulphur’, from his fourth collection Panic Response (Penned in the Margins), was shortlisted for the 2021 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. John’s fifth collection, Crowd Voltage, will be published in March 2026 by Bloodaxe.

John will be doing a reading a workshop at 10am-1pm. You are welcome to stay at The Writers' Block in between sessions, or grab lunch from Beats and Roots or the Buttermarket. If you would like to come to the workshop, please buy tickets for both events here.