Biography
Catherine Wilson Garry (previously Catherine Wilson) is a poet and writer based in Edinburgh. Her debut pamphlet Another Word for Home is Blackbird was published by Stewed Rhubarb Press in 2023.
She has been highly commended by the Bridport Prize, the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award and the Mslexia Poetry Pamphlet competition. In 2024, she was selected to be part of the Bloomsbury Mentorship Programme for her collection of short stories.
Her work has been published by the PN Review, Poetry London, the Bridport Prize, Extra Teeth and Gutter magazine. She has also been commissioned for both page and stage by organisations including StAnza Poetry Festival, the British National Gallery, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Scotland.
She is a member of the London Library’s Emerging Writers, Edwin Morgan Trust’s Clydebuilt 17 and part of Push the Boat Out Festival team, running their monthly poetry night Rock the Boat.
Explore the projects page to see some of the projects Catherine has worked on.
Another Word for Home is Blackbird
Now available from Stewed Rhubarb Press
“These are poems that talk of grief with hope, of home with a sense of adventure, of the future with determination. Catherine is an enormously exciting new voice on the Scottish literary scene; what a joy to see her fly.”
Heather Parry, author of Orpheus Builds a Girl
“Beautiful and complex poems which powerfully explore grief and belonging, and find deep meaning grounded in the everyday. Another Word For Home Is Blackbird is as intricate and gentle as the wings of the birds which fly through its pages, Wilson Garry’s words and attention lifting up each poem and setting them free to soar.”
Nadine Aisha Jassat, author of Let Me Tell You This
In her debut pamphlet, Another Word for Home is Blackbird, Catherine Wilson Garry examines the nature of solace and escapism from grief and loss. Through retracing her personal losses, people-watching, magpies and olive oil offer small moments of transformational joy. Wilson Garry explores grief and loss on a wider, political scale, including examinations of climate change, industrial action, isolation – advocating for a world where happiness thrives.
Available to purchase from:
Stewed Rhubarb Press
Lighthouse Bookshop
Upcoming events
Thursday 18th June: Rock the Boat open mic, Edinburgh
Tuesday 23rd June: The Open Door, Edinburgh
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