Gigs

Six Things pamphlet launch and Pomegranate magazine launch, London

Wednesday 12th November, 6pm at the Westminster Reference Library in Leicester Square.

I was delighted to be part of Poetry Plays – a festival of original shows featuring or inspired by poetry, produced & presented by The Pomegranate London & Théâtre Volière at Cockpit Theatre.

Six Things was curated and directed by Louis de Bernieres and featured poems by Clarissa Aykroyd, Jill Abrahams, Mary Mulholland, Kathy Pimlott and me, performed by Mick Wood.

A pamphlet with the poems and photographs of the objects will be published and launched in the Autumn.

Reclaim our Clyde! Glasgow

A poetry event in support of Glasgow CND – poetry and music to support our river. Poets: Alan Riach, Amy Rafferty, Ellen McAteer
Poetry to be read: *new * works by the above – and selections from Sorley Maclean, Edwin Morgan, Hugh McDiarmid, Harry Martinson, Kathleen James…
Music: Traditional Scottish music from fiddlers Karen Hunter and David Hunter

(Doors open 6pm. Come early and have your tea: dramglasgow.co.uk/menus)
Organised by Glasgow CND. 

Thursday 25th September 2025, from 6pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/2425873684479679/

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025

Sun 17 August 2025, 6:45pm -7:45pm – Edwin Morgan: A Legacy from Translation to Liberation

Edwin Morgan was many things: the first Makar of Scotland, a prolific writer (with over 60 published works), a passionate translation advocate, and a person with a kaleidoscopic range of interests. Although sensationally generous with his words and spirit, he did not publicly come out as a gay man until he was 70, bringing new meaning to his previous work and a sense of liberation to what came after. Today, writers including Colin Bramwell, Ellen McAteer, and Gregory Woods talk about poetry, queerness, translation, and freedom.

https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/edwin-morgan-a-legacy-from-translation-to-liberation

Latitude Festival 2025

Saturday 26th July 2025, Henham Park, Suffolk – at the Bookshop stage with the National Poetry Centre.

https://www.latitudefestival.com/

https://www.latitudefestival.com/artists/ellen-mcateer/

Rachael Li Ming Chong: The Red Strings Between Launch

Friday, 20th June 2025, 6pm-9pm – Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton St, London WC2H 9BX

Join Rachael Li Ming Chong for the launch of her debut pamphlet from Verve, with additional readings from Sara Aghlani, Timothy Fox, Yanita Georgiva, Ellen McAteer and Jess Stafford, and live music from Hannah Rebekah.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rachael-li-ming-ong-the-red-strings-in-between-launch-tickets-1395890549209

Red Door Poets

Sunday, 25 May 2025

Online:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/red-door-poets-with-special-guests-tickets-1342836623489

Three Red Door Poets will be reading alongside their special guests for the evening:

Neil Douglas and Ellen McAteer

Gillie Robic and Nicky Kippax

Chris Hardy and Robert Hamberger

My Deep and Gorgeous Thirst: Ellen McAteer collection launch

Saturday 26 October 2024, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

The Poetry Café 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX United Kingdom

Join Ellen McAteer and friends to celebrate this first collection from the Thamesborn Clydebuilt poet. ‘This is a journey of a collection exploring the rugged terrain of the heart; of family, fragmented place, memory, dialect, class,’ – Rachel Long. ‘Landscape becomes a character in the taut poems of Ellen McAteer,’ – Helen Mort.  ‘Poems that you want to sing along to. Poems that you want to drink along to,’ – Henry Bell, Gutter Magazine. ‘Ellen McAteer bewitches us,’ – Sudeep Sen.

Reading alongside Ellen will be Isabelle Baafi, Olive Franklin, Anita Pati, Neil Douglas, Sara Aghlani, Nathan Evans and Piero Toto.

My Deep and Gorgeous Thirst: Ellen McAteer collection launch

Double Book Launch: Ellen McAteer and Juana Adcock

Tuesday 5 November, 2024, 8 p.m.

Tell It Slant, Locavore, 429 Victoria Road, Glasgow G42 7SA

My Deep and Gorgeous Thirst (Ellen’s first full collection) plus I Sugar The Bones

An evening of poetry and music with guests: https://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/double-book-launch-ellen-mcateer-and-juana-adcock/

Henry Bell, Ceylan Hay, Amy Rafferty, Jim McAteer and Christie Williamson,

You can also catch Ellen McAteer reading at Mirrorball Showcase  on Friday 8th alongside Niall Campbell at CCA