An evening of poetry with Penelope Shuttle and Hilary Davies
Falmouth Poetry Group invites you to enjoy an evening of poetry with readings from celebrated poets Hilary Davies and Penelope Shuttle. Both Hilary and Penelope have links to Falmouth and are delighted to share new work from their latest books in the Library space as we mark the 130th anniversary of the Municipal Building this year.
Free to attend, this event takes place in the Library from 6.30pm.
About Hilary
Hilary Davies is a poet and essayist. Her fifth collection, Compass Light, was published by Renard Press in September 2025. She has been an RLF Fellow at King’s College, London and the British Library. In 2023 she was shortlisted for the Michael Marks Environmental Poet of the Year award.
About Penelope
Penelope Shuttle has lived in Falmouth since 1970. Her thirteenth collection, Lyonesse, appeared from Bloodaxe Books in June 2021, was Observer Poetry Book of the Month, and long listed for the Laurel Prize. It has been described as ‘…a singular, arresting and moving book’. Noah, a pamphlet, appeared in September 2023 from Broken Sleep Books.
Shuttle is President of the Falmouth Poetry Group. Her new collection, History of the Child, published in February 2026 by Bloodaxe Books, is a highly evocative exploration of childhood, memory, and imagination, blending personal and historical perspectives. The book’s themes include parenting, grief, nature, emotional recovery and connections to the past, guided by the idea of childhood as a transformative and rebellious space.
