Allie Esiri

Allie Esiri read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge and is an award-winning curator,
described by The Sunday Times as a ‘poetry powerhouse’. Her anthology A Poem for Every Day of
the Year was in the best books of the year list in The Times and the Observer. Her previous anthology,
A Poem for Every Night of the Year was a best book of the year in The Times and the New Statesman
and won the IBW book award. She hosts an annual poetry show at the National Theatre and regular
events at major festivals including Hay, Cheltenham and Edinburgh.