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Poetry Collection Launch James Appleby - Spurious Language Tues 26th August
- Saul Hay Gallery
- Aug 28, 2025
- 1 min read
We enjoyed another wonderful evening of poetry at the gallery on Tuesday 26th August.
We were delighted to host poets James Appleby, Sarah-Clare Conlon and Tim Craven.
You can read more about the event at Creative Tourist
James was joined by fellow Blue Diode poet Tim Craven, author of Good Sons (Blue Diode), and Sarah-Clare Conlon, Literature Editor of Creative Tourist and author of five books, most recently Wanderland (Red Ceilings Press, 2025). Tim Craven is from Stoke-on-Trent and lives in Scotland. He has a poetry MFA from Syracuse University and, from the University of Edinburgh, a PhD examining the characterisation of mental illness in Confessional poetry. He received a New Writers Award from the Scottish Book Trust and an Emerging Writer Award from Cove Park. Described by John Glenday as “a poet of astonishing range … utterly original”, Good Sons is his debut collection.
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