3rd of April
6.30 to 9pm
‘Maya Caspari’s Almost, with Tenderness offers a true poetics of intimacy. To read these fantastically textured yet accessible poems is to become immersed in a breathable, humming environment. Foals may sing in this city collection that teems with life that closes in, that holds, that distances … Caspari’s work will ease you into the most lovable negotiations, but it will never “settle”. This is brilliant.’ — Anthony V. Capildeo
Join Maya Caspari, accompanied by Charlotte Shevchenko Knight, for an evening of poetry to celebrate the publication of her stunning debut pamphlet, Almost, with Tenderness. Hosted by Out-Spoken Press editor Anthony Anaxagorou.
Maya Caspari is a poet, researcher, and curator, based in London. Her poetry has been published in magazines including Ambit, Butcher’s Dog, The Poetry Review, Perverse, Propel and Wasafiri. She has been highly commended in the Forward Prizes, longlisted in National Poetry Competition, and shortlisted for the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award. She is a Lecturer at the University of York. Almost, with Tenderness is her debut pamphlet.
Charlotte Shevchenko Knight is a writer of both British and Ukrainian heritage. Her debut poetry collection Food for the Dead, published by Jonathan Cape in 2024, was a winner of an Eric Gregory Award (2023) and the Laurel Prize for Best First Collection UK (2024). Shevchenko Knight is a Manchester City Poet and is completing her NWCDTP-funded PhD at the Manchester Writing School.