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About Pedalling Poetry

Writer Ellen McAteer is founder of Tell It Slant poetry bookshop in Glasgow, and Publishing Manager for the Poetry Translation Centre. She was General Manager at Poetry London magazine, a visiting lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art, and a mentee of the Clydebuilt Verse Apprenticeship Scheme, under Alexander Hutchison, as well as a singer with the band Stone Tape and a solo singer who won a BBC Radio competition with her song Blue Valentine. She was Director of the Poetry Trust, which ran the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, a director of the Scottish Writers’ Centre, a visiting lecturer at Oxford University's MSt in creative writing, and a member of the core group of performers at the Hammer and Tongue spoken word collective in Oxford. She is a qualified Librarian.

Reviews

I have finally got organised to put up all the lovely things folk have been saying about My Deep and Gorgeous Thirst and Honesty Mirror! You can find them, and links to buy the books, on a new page here: … Continue reading

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Noise Petals

Last year I took part in the most amazing live show from Experimental Electronic and Nordic Noir duo DIGITAL ROSES, NOISE PETALS, directed by Mad Pirvan and written by Getrude Veremu. This multidisciplinary performance was a riotous mix of music, … Continue reading

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First full collection!

So busy has October been I haven’t even had time to promote my own first collection! A belated post therefore thanking all those who made the full-house London launch at the Poetry Café, with readings from Isabelle Baafi, Olive Franklin, … Continue reading

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Auld Enemies

I have been finding it too hard to talk about Palestine, struggling to find the words for this latest horror, after so many years of protest, feeling dried up. The someone pointed this video out to me. Ten years ago … Continue reading

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A Year of Milestones

My two main projects after leaving Poetry London, tell it slant poetry bookshop and the Poetry Translation Centre have both had significant milestones recently. Tell It Slant Books celebrated its 10th birthday on 13th December last year, after being founded … Continue reading

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Glasgow Gossip

It has been amazing to be back in Scotland on the home straight of the Poetry London 100th issue tour, which had a lovely event in the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh after a sold out event at the National … Continue reading

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Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Delighted and yet saddened to be reading at this event for the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Honesty Mirror

It’s here! My long-awaited pamphlet from Red Squirrel Press has arrived in the post today, and is available on their site at: This is now for sale on the Red Squirrel website, zoom launch soon! https://www.redsquirrelpress.com/product-page/honesty-mirror-ellen-mcateer . It had a … Continue reading

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Hello again world!

I’m ashamed to see that my last post was well over a year ago, referring to the Poetry London Prize 2019! What a lot has happened since then. A terrible time in many ways, but a strangely good one for … Continue reading

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Witch ghosts, duas and damaged women win this year’s Poetry London Clore Prize

Poetry London have announced the Poetry London Clore Prize winners for 2019. 1st Prize: Roger Bloor ‘The Ghost of Molly Leigh Pleads, Yes Cries for Exemplaire Justice Against The Arbitrary, Un-exampled Injustice of Her Accusers’ 2nd Prize: Amaan Hyder ‘duas’ 3rd Prize: Anita Pati … Continue reading

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