Just a month to go to my appearance at Crafty Crows. I’ll be reading my favourite poems from Minx, Didicoy, and debuting some exciting new work… because I can!
Wednesday, 5th August 2026, 7 pm to 9 pm.
Hosted by Emma Clowsley
There is an open mic with a generous 3 minutes for readers so do sign up if you’d like to share the space with me.
Free tickets to confirm attendance are available from the Crafty Crows Ticketsource account, 30 days prior to the event.
https://www.ticketsource.com/gloucestershire-poetry-society
Published by Karen Downs-Barton
Karen Downs-Barton is an award winning poet. Minx, her first collection, is published by Chatto and Windus, Penguin Random House in March 2025. Her pamphlet, Didicoy, won the 2022 International Book and Pamphlet Competition and was the Poetry Book Society recommended pamphlet 2023. Her writing incorporates experimental form and multilingualism alongside lyric pieces exploring an Angloromani heritage, times in state child care, and in diverse occupations including a magician's assistant. Karen has appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Verb, Ledbury Literature Festival, and is currently touring, promoting Minx. Karen gained a Doctorate in Creative Writing from King's College, London and is a regular workshop facilitator for Creative Future UK. Follow her on social media at: @downsbarton Instagram, @karendownsbarton.bsky.social
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