Simon West is a poet, essayist and translator from Italian. He is the author of First Names (Puncher and Wattmann 2006), which won the William Baylebridge Memorial Prize. He has also published The Selected Poetry of Guido Cavalcanti (Troubador Publishing, 2009), and more recently The Yellow Gum’s Conversion (Puncher and Wattmann 2011). He is currently writer in residence at the BR Whiting Library in Rome. His website is www.simonwestpoetry.com

Simon will be reading a selection of his work at the Keats-Shelley House, which will be followed by refreshments. The museum's standard entrance fee applies and the event is open to everyone, but if you would like to reserve seats please send an email to: [email protected] or call on 06 678 4235.