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February 2019

Exhibition: Women and the Small Press

[ An event every day that begins at 10:00am, repeating until Saturday 30 March 2019 ]
Date: Tuesday 19 February
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Address: Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
Description:

This exhibition celebrates some of the women of the small press movement, featuring work from the Scottish Poetry Library's small press archive and pamphlet collections.

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Exhibition: Women and the Small Press

[ An event every day that begins at 10:00am, repeating until Saturday 30 March 2019 ]
Date: Wednesday 20 February
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Address: Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
Description:

This exhibition celebrates some of the women of the small press movement, featuring work from the Scottish Poetry Library's small press archive and pamphlet collections.

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Midweek Poems Open Book

[ An event every week that begins at 1:00pm on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday 26 June 2019 ]
Date: Wednesday 20 February
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Address: Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
Description:

Midweek Poems with Open Book is a weekly shared reading group, free and open to the public.

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Workshop: Dare to Speak

Date: Wednesday 20 February
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Address: Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street
Glasgow, G3 8AW United Kingdom
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Description:

A writing workshop for LGBT History Month.

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Dare to Speak – Poetry and Spoken Word

Date: Wednesday 20 February
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Address: Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street
Glasgow, G3 8AW United Kingdom
Description:

With Bibi June, Ross McFarlane, Syd Briscoe and Gray Crosbie.

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Exhibition: Women and the Small Press

[ An event every day that begins at 10:00am, repeating until Saturday 30 March 2019 ]
Date: Thursday 21 February
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Address: Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
Description:

This exhibition celebrates some of the women of the small press movement, featuring work from the Scottish Poetry Library's small press archive and pamphlet collections.

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Mothers’ Poetry Writing Group

[ An event every month that begins at 10:30am on day Third of the month, happening 3 times ]
Date: Thursday 21 February
Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Address: Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
Woman reading a book.
Description:

Mothers' Poetry Group is a new monthly gathering for poets, whether just starting out or already writing regularly.

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From the Horse’s Mouth – on tour from Summerhall to Smeaton

Date: Thursday 21 February
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Address: The Gallery at Smeaton Nursery Gardens and Tearoom, East Linton EH40 3DT + Google Map
FREE
Description:

An open mic night.

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Lend Me Your Ears

Date: Thursday 21 February
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Address: Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
Description:

An event exploring contemporary reading aloud practices.

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Lorna Callery-Sithole: Pigeon with Warburtons

Date: Thursday 21 February
Time: 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Address: St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Description:

Launch of Callery's new collection.

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