Meet the Readers: Esther Cowie

Catherine-Esther Cowie was born in St Lucia to a Tobagonian father and a St Lucian mother. She migrated with her family to Canada and then to the USA. Her poems have been published in PN Review, Prairie Schooner, West Branch Journal, The Common, SWWIM, Rhino Poetry and others. Her debut collection Heirloom was published by Carcanet in 2025 and shortlisted for the Forward (Jerwood) Prize for Best First Collection 2025. She is a Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop fellow.

Please join Esther and our other excellent readers on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf. Doors open at 7pm, and the show starts at 7:30. It's free, and 21-and-over. Please RSVP on Facebook.