'So many places! John Gallas vagabonds his way through the wide, wide world, and is just about the most audacious poet I know. These are the poems Wordsworth would have written if he'd grown up in New Zealand, been a bit more mischievous, and got around England on a bicycle.' - Bill Manhire

Join us at Manchester Literature Festival's Northern Publishers' Fair, where John Gallas will be doing a live pop-up performance of some of his poetry.

John is a poet from Aotearoa/NZ, born in Wellington in 1950 and presently living near Markfield, Leicestershire, in the UK. He has published 31 books of poetry, mainly with Carcanet Press. His long list of accolades include being the Orkney St Magnus Festival Poet; a Fellow of the English Association; Saxonship Resident Poet; John Clare 'The Visit'€™ poet; and winner of multiple prizes and awards (Wells Festival, Reuben Rose International, Welsh Poetry,  Manchester Portico Library Prize, Stiwdio Maelor, Bucks Mills, Slipstream, Parkinsons Art, Corsham Story-Telling etc). His new collection, Billy 'Nibs' Buckshot: The Complete Works will be published by Carcanet in October 2024.

Tickets are free, but advance booking is recommended: click here to reserve your spot.