Cathra Kelliher

Cathra Kelliher

About

Cathra’s mother is Iraqi, her father was from working class Bolton but his mother was South African; half Boer, half British. She has lived in Nairobi, Montreal, Sydney, Beirut, Amman, and across the UK. Her poems have been published in Acumen, Tears in the Fence, Poetry London and Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal. She has four children and currently splits her time between London, West Sussex and the Outer Hebrides.

Contributions

"a Palestinian child’s song"
"Plums"
Poems Featured in the Art for Palestine 2026 Poetry Anthology
Other Articles