Fire River Poets Presents: Charlotte Shevchenko Knight

Fire River Poets are delighted to welcome acclaimed British-Ukrainian poet Charlotte Shevchenko Knight for a special guest reading.

Join us for an evening celebrating the work of an exciting contemporary poet whose debut collection has received significant recognition, exploring the power of poetry to engage with memory, identity and the complexities of human experience.

Charlotte Shevchenko Knight

Charlotte Shevchenko Knight is a British-Ukrainian poet whose debut collection, Food for the Dead, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2024. The collection marked an important arrival in contemporary poetry, establishing her as a distinctive voice in the literary landscape.

Her work has received considerable recognition. She is the recipient of an Eric Gregory Award, a Somerset Maugham Award, and the Laurel Prize for Best First Collection, honours that reflect the growing acclaim for her writing.

Alongside her work as a poet, Charlotte is a lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Hull, where she contributes to the development of new writers and the wider creative writing community.

Her visit offers an opportunity to hear from a poet whose work brings a fresh perspective to contemporary literature and whose debut collection has already earned prestigious literary recognition.

An Evening of Poetry

This Fire River Poets event offers a chance to hear Charlotte Shevchenko Knight read from her acclaimed debut collection, Food for the Dead, and to experience her work first-hand.

Other poets from within the Fire River Poets community will also be invited to share their work, making this a varied evening of poetry that brings together an exciting contemporary voice and the talents of local poets.

Whether you are already familiar with Charlotte’s writing or discovering her work for the first time, we warmly invite you to join us for an evening of readings, conversation and shared appreciation of poetry.

All are welcome.