Estonian Poetry Celebration.
The Poetry Society Cafe.
June 30th 2025

22 Betterton St, London WC2H 9BX poetrysociety.org.uk

An ambitious celebration of contemporary Estonian poetry at The Poetry Society Cafe, in the heart of London. Three brilliant poets - Mathura, Kristjan Haljak and Sveta Grigorjeva - visited from Estonia to present their work and brand new literary poetry and performance collaborations, made for the night, with British-based counterparts. To a full house and on a sweltering night in London, they were supported by other collaborative poet pairs. This Camarade event celebrated Estonia for the first time during the EPF in what was a fantastic experience of original poetry.

Featuring Kristjan Haljak and Vik Shirley (David Spittle) / Sveta Grigorjeva and Martina O’Shea / Mathura and Rishi Dastidar / Troy Cabida and Lottie McCrindell / Christopher Horton and Simon Tyrrell / Golnoosh Nour and Livia Franchini / Safa Khatib and Jules Sprake