Caitlin O’Ryan

An actor and poet from Greater Manchester, Caitlin O’Ryan has headlined many of the UK’s leading spoken word nights including SpitNights, Groove Verse, Poet’s Palace, VERSES x Roundhouse as well as the international Voices in Power. She performed at Glastonbury 2025 on behalf of Amnesty International UK. Her viral poem, ‘At What Point’, about the cost of being a woman in today’s society, has been viewed over 18 million times online, culminating in her being invited onto BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. Her debut collection, At What Point, was launched at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and O’Ryan is taking it on tour around the UK this winter.