Please note: this event will be held in person. This event will also be live-streamed.

What do we know about our bodies? What can creative practice teach us about disability? How do we take care of ourselves when we share our experiences of disability and ableism? Join Glasgow Zine Library and Ellen Renton for an evening of conversation and readings that will focus on exploring experiences of disability through creative practices and advocacy work.

At this event, Ellen will share poetry and essay that focus on her experience of visual impairment, and discuss her practice with hearing-impaired poet Eloise Birtwhistle. Audiences will also be invited to participate in knowledge-sharing and discussions throughout the evening. This event will be accompanied by an Open Archive of zines about disability from the GZL collection, which in-person attendees will be given time to explore.

This event is open to all. Audiences will be invited to take part in the conversation, but you are also welcome to join us just to listen! We ask that you show care to the potential experiences of others in the room when engaging with discussions.

Ellen Renton is a writer from Edinburgh. She has written two pamphlets of poetry: An Eye For An Eye For An Eye (Stewed Rhubarb Press 2021) and You and Yours (Verve Press 2026). Her work in theatre has included the one-woman show Within Sight (2020), Disciples (2023), and PALS (in development in 2026). She has released an EP and the album My Noise is Nothing with electronic musician Lord of the Isles. She holds an MA in Creative Writing: Poetry from the University of East Anglia.

Learn more about Ellen.