Ron Geaves (Poetry) and Monika Stadler (Concert Harp) and a guest appearance on two poems needing a percussion rhythm throughout (Dominic Geaves, percussionist). Ron will be reading from his new Collection Glimpses published by Beacon Press, Manchester in 2026.

Ron Geaves is a successful writer of non-fiction, including biographies, histories of migration, and books on religion. His biography of Abdullah Quilliam (1856-1932) ,  the Liverpool traveller, lawyer, and trade unionist, brought him major media coverage and generated documentaries after its publication in 2010. He would publish My Inmost Heart: The Collected Poems of Abdullah Quilliam, Manchester, Beacon Press with Yahya Birt in 2021.

Monika Stadler is one of the most creative solo harpists in Europe. She studied classical harp at the Vienna University of Music with Prof. Blovsky-Miller (diploma with highest honors), and jazz harp with Deborah Henson-Conant, in Boston, USA, where she won several awards at international jazz harp competitions. After engagements with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, she only performs as a soloist, in duet or trio formations, exclusively with her own projects. Apart from her intensive schedule as a performer throughout of Europe, USA, Canada, Middle East and Asia, she also teaches many jazz & improvisation workshops for harpists. Since 2010 she is a guest professor for jazz harp at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, UK, as well as a staff member of the University of Music and Drama in Vienna, Austria, for improvisation and creative playing for all instruments. Till now she has released 13 CDs of original music.