Wild Women celebrates those women who, flawed but unbowed, rise from life’s wreckage and carry its story in their bones.

This poetry walks the cliffs of Cornwall with salt in its hair and defiance in its stride. 

These voices cannot be ignored: here is survival, solidarity, and the strength of women’s shared stories. 

This hard-hitting, generous and tender anthology written from the front line of their Mor Poets’ experience. 

These poems, as diverse and wide-ranging as the poets themselves, move through birth and motherhood, heartbreak and healing, disbelief and anger, and the quieter ache of loss and grief. 

Anchored in Cornwall’s own rugged and enduring landscape, these words challenge silencing and shame, speaking truth above all. 

✍️ Poetry Workshop 2–5pm: £20 with RSVP

🗣️ Spoken Word Open Mic 6:30–9pm: £5 at the door

🎤 BOTH: £20

Space is limited. Email catb@hypatia-trust.org.uk to RSVP.

Mor Poets is a women’s poetry collective based in Cornwall that began by invoking the ocean as their muse. 

Founder members Ella Walsworth-Bell, Abigail Ottley, Kate Barden and Fi Read have together written about the special relationship that exists between women and the sea in Cornwall, exploring not only the joy but also the physical and mental benefits of sea-swimming and surfing. 

As a collective, @‌morvorenproject produce community-focused anthologies, live performances, and audiobooks and often collaborate directly with local surfers and sea swimmers. 

Published works include: Morvoren: The poetry of sea swimming ( 2021), Mordardh: Surf poetry (2023) and Mordros: Sound of the Sea (2024).