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Brian Johnstone and the Fields of War

July 2014

In this podcast Jennifer Williams talks to Brian Johnstone about his newest book, Dry Stone Work (Arc, 2014), and about upcoming The Fields of War performances with poet Chrys Salt at the National Library of Scotland and other venues. 

Brian Johnstone is a Scottish poet, who was born in Edinburgh in 1950, but who has lived in Fife since 1969. A well-known figure on the Scottish poetry scene, he is a published poet with six collections to his name, a literary event organiser of broad experience and a live performer of his poems both as a solo reader and with various musical collaborators.

Buy the books, find our about Trio Verso – Brian’s jazz collaboration project, The Fields of War and more here.

Many thanks to James Iremonger for the music in this podcast.

Published on 4 July, 2014.

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