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February 2020
Poets in the Library
With Sheila Templeton, Linda Jackson, Tracy Patrick, Ross Wilson, Graham Fulton and Brian Whittingham.
Find out more »Planet Wave – The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and the Poetry of Edwin Morgan
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra is presenting four performances of Planet Wave to celebrate the centenary of the great Scottish poet, Edwin Morgan. Artistic Director and saxophonist Tommy Smith worked closely with Edwin Morgan from 1996 until his death in 2010 and Planet Wave was written and first performed in 1997 at the Cheltenham Festival. The SNJO is delighted to revisit this wonderful work.
Find out more »FIELD TRIP – Children’s Creative Writing Group
This is a writing group for children under 12 that meets every other Saturday at the Scottish Poetry Library for a series of creative writing workshops run by poet Rachel Plummer. A small, friendly group that welcomes writers of all abilities, covering a variety of topics, from stories to scripts, poems to podcasts, sci-fi to historical, even video game writing. Each workshop involves some warm up exercises, some more involved activities, and an open ended optional “homework” activity to take…
Find out more »Exhibition: Brexit Tears
A collaboration between artist Calum Colvin and poet Robert Crawford.
Find out more »Mindfulness & Mindful Writing- Four Week Course at The Scottish Poetry Library
A series of Mindfulness Meditation and Mindful Writing days are being held at the Scottish Poetry Library, led by award-winning poet and Mindfulness teacher Colin McGuire (who is trained in Mindfulness Based Living - MBLC - by the Mindfulness Association). The course takes place over 4 Saturdays in February: the 8th, the 15th, 22nd and 29th. The Mindful-Writing course combines an introduction to Mindfulness Meditation practices combined with expressive and creative writing exercises. The course is open to all levels…
Find out more »FIELD TRIP – Teen creative writing group
This is a group for teen writers that meets every other Saturday at the Scottish Poetry Library for a series of creative writing workshops run by poet Rachel Plummer. A small, friendly group that welcomes writers of all abilities, covering a variety of topics, from stories to scripts, poems to podcasts, sci-fi to historical, even video game writing. Each workshop involves some warm up exercises, some more involved activities, and an open ended optional “homework” activity to take away. The…
Find out more »Love Out of Bounds: sharing stories of loves untold with OurStory Scotland
A storytelling workshop.
Find out more »Planet Wave – The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and the Poetry of Edwin Morgan
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra is presenting four performances of Planet Wave to celebrate the centenary of the great Scottish poet, Edwin Morgan. Artistic Director and saxophonist Tommy Smith worked closely with Edwin Morgan from 1996 until his death in 2010 and Planet Wave was written and first performed in 1997 at the Cheltenham Festival. The SNJO is delighted to revisit this wonderful work.
Find out more »This Script with Jenny Lindsay
At once a poetic memoir taking in #MeToo, sex, porn, love and ageing in a gendered world, This Script is Jenny Lindsay’s powerful response to many current feminist conflicts, replete with a trademark wit and lyrical dexterity that makes her one of Scotland’s most lauded spoken word poets.
Find out more »Planet Wave – The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and the Poetry of Edwin Morgan
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra is presenting four performances of Planet Wave to celebrate the centenary of the great Scottish poet, Edwin Morgan. Artistic Director and saxophonist Tommy Smith worked closely with Edwin Morgan from 1996 until his death in 2010 and Planet Wave was written and first performed in 1997 at the Cheltenham Festival. The SNJO is delighted to revisit this wonderful work.
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