Eloise named Barnsley Young Poet Laureate

On 25th March, Squad writer Eloise Unerman will be named Barnsley’s Young Poet Laureate in recognition of her ongoing literary achievements.

Eloise has previously won the Cuckoo Northern Writers Awards in 2017 and was young poet in residence for the Ledbury Poetry Festival earlier last year. Eloise will be interviewing Ian McMillan, current Poet Laureate for Barnsley, as part of her new post, and working closely with Hear My Voice, a Barnsley-based programme of creative opportunities, activities and poetry-themed events, designed to engage, stimulate and inspire interest in the spoken and written word.