Allie Esiri

Allie Esiri read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge and is an award-winning curator, described by The Sunday Times as a ‘poetry powerhouse’. Her anthology A Poem for Every Day of the Year was in the best books of the year list in The Times and the Observer. Her anthology, A Poem for Every Night of the Year was a best book of the year in The Times and the New Statesman and won the IBW book award. She hosts an annual poetry show at the National Theatre and regular events at major festivals including Hay, Cheltenham and Edinburgh.

Upcoming Events

Featuring Talks By:
Allie Esiri
Allie Esiri
on poems for every quiet hour of the night

5x15 Special: Poetry & Sleep with Allie Esiri, Paterson Joseph & others

A special evening of poems about sleep, with editor Allie Esiri and readings from actors including Paterson Joseph and others.

Past Events

Hay Festival Tales: Wild Ideas

The Tabernacle, W11
The Tabernacle, W11
Event Featuring

Join us for a night of wild ideas, provocations and short performances from an array of Hay Festival stars, teasing bold new work and big thinking