SPL
Programme » autumn/winter 2009 |
| When |
What |
Where |
| Saturday 25 September, 11am - 6pm |
By Leaves We Live 2010: A celebration of artists' books and small presses
The annual one day fair at the Scottish Poetry Library. Browse a range of stalls and displays, listen to talks, attend workshops, and choose from events running throughout the day.
Saturday 25 September 2010, 11-6 pm.
The annual one day fair at the Scottish Poetry Library.
- Stalls, displays and talks
- Drop in to browse or buy
- Meet publishers, artists, editors, and poets from Scotland and beyond
- Listen to talks about artists' books and publishing
- Bookbinding workshops
For readers, writers, artists, designers, publishers – all welcome. All events are free.
More information:
http://www.spl.org.uk/events/by_leaves.html
Free |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Saturday 30 October |
Poetry Surgeries with Kona Macphee
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poems on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Kona Macphee.
Saturday 30 October
Time slots available:
11.00-12.00
12.00-1.00
1.30-2.30
2.30-3.30
3.45-4.45
To book, please contact Paul McGrane 020 7420 9881 or membership (AT) poetrysociety.org.uk or write to Membership Manager, 22 Betterton Street, London WC2H 9BX.
There are 5 slots available per day and each lasts 1 hour. You will be asked to send your poems (up to 6 poems, or 150 lines maximum) no later than 2 weeks before the event, plus a brief accompanying note describing why you write poetry, what you hope to do with your writing and what you hope to gain from the Surgery.
The Poetry Society website (including feedback for Kona's previous sessions)
£30 for Poetry Society members / £40 for non-members (cheques made payable to the Poetry Society or call with your credit card/debit card details) |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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SPL Programme » Poetry
reading groups |
| When |
What |
Where |
| Various times |
Reading
Room
Poetry ideas, talk, reviews... and with
two different reading groups to choose from, and a short refresher course too, there's bound to
be a reading for pleasure group that suits you.
Visit our brand-new readers' website Reading
Room, for poetry reading ideas, news, podcasts and to sign up to our quarterly e-newsletters. We'd like to keep you
up to date with reading choices and any changes of plan, so please
let us know if you're intending
to come along to any of the discussion groups you'll find here.
To find out more contact the Scottish Poetry
Library
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www.readingroom.spl.org.uk
Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh |
Saturdays 11am-12.30pm - 16 October, 13 November (Norman MacCaig poems), 11 December (Christmas poems)
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Nothing But The Poem @ the SPL
Renew your love of poetry with this fresh approach to reading. In these relaxed discussions you won't need any background knowledge; you'll simply come fresh to the text of single poems, take the time to read deeply and let new discoveries emerge – without the pressure of reviews, criticism and hype. Facilitated by Lilias Fraser.
Come to as many or as few sessions as you want.
(price includes coffee and a croissant)
Cost: £5 (£3 Concessions/SPL Friends). |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Tuesday 28 September & Tuesday 5 October, 6 - 7.30pm |
Getting Into Poetry
If you feel you could do with some help to get more out of reading and talking about poems, this is the introductory course for you. Spend these two evenings tasting some different styles of poetry, enjoying talking about the poems we'll read, and finding out what you'd like to read next.
We'll supply you with some posh pizza and poetic prosecco for supper, and send you off with an SPL bag, a book and other little goodies, and loads of ideas for what you want to read next.
Led by Lilias Fraser, Reader Development Officer
Cost: £25 (£20 concessions and Friends of the SPL), includes supper and bag
Requirements: Just let us know if you have any dietary requirements |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Saturday 9 October, 11am - 12.30 pm; Monday 8 November, 6-7pm; Saturday 20 November, 10.30am-12.00pm |
Nothing But goes to...
Join us to read poems in the beautiful spaces of the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, the historic Blackwell Bookshop building on the Bridges, or the National Galleries of Scotland...
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
When : Saturday 9 October, 11-12.30
What : Nothing But... Green
Reading poems about green spaces – in the beautiful Botanics. We'll be in the airy eyrie of the Patrick Geddes Room, in the new John Hope Gateway building.
Booking: Advance bookings/inquiries to SPL, or tickets on the day at RBGE shop desk
Cost : £5/£3 Ticket includes tea/coffee and biscuits
Blackwell Bookshop, Edinburgh
When : Monday 8 November, 6-7pm
What : Nothing But… Poetry for Fiction Readers
Discover (or rediscover) reading poems for pleasure – no specialist knowledge and no preparation needed! If you enjoy reading fiction, try out some poems handpicked to suit fiction favourites in this friendly reading group session.
Where : First floor, History Room, Blackwell Bookshop, 52-63 South Bridge
Cost : Free, no booking needed
Nothing But.. Poems for Art Lovers
When : Saturday 20 November, 10.30am-12.00pm
What : A poetry reading group for art lovers – with a choice of poems picked to match the National Galleries' collections. Meet us at the Weston Link Information Desk for 10.30, take a closer look at some works in the galleries themselves, then explore how some handpicked poems can offer a new perspective on visual art. (A small amount of walking involved.)
Where : Meet us at the Weston link information desk
Cost : £5/£3. Buy in advance from Weston Link Information Desk in National Gallery Complex, or call the National Galleries on 0131 624 6560 between 9.30-4.30, Mon-Fri with debit/credit card details. |
Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Gardens; Blackwell Bookshop; National Galleries - meet at the Weston link information desk |
| Saturday 6 November, 2 - 4pm |
Book Doctor at Blackwell Bookshop
Fancy some new poetry to explore?
Drop into Blackwell's Poetry section any time between 2 and 4pm, and the Book Doctor will give you a personal reading prescription, selected from the shelves of the Scottish Poetry Library and Blackwell Bookshop.
Free | You do not need to make an appointment with the Doctor. Purchases not compulsory - though you might be unable to resist... |
Edinburgh
Ground Floor, Poetry section, Blackwell Bookshop, 52-63 South Bridge |
SPL Programme » Exhibitions |
| When |
What |
Where |
| Thursday 29 July - Saturday 4 September, 2010 |
Plan B
We are very pleased to be selected for the official Edinburgh Art Festival again this year. Our main summer exhibition, Plan B, is a special collaboration between the Pulitzer prize-winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon and the highly acclaimed Scottish photographer Norman McBeath. The result is 28 perspectives on 10 poems, loosely gathered around the theme of life’s cock-ups, contingencies and conspiracies.
Read more about Plan B in the Edinburgh Art Festival programme:
http://www.edinburghartfestival.com/10-festival-programme/scottish-poetry-library-plan-b/
Read a 4 star review of Plan B in the List Magazine.
Free |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Saturday 25 September - Saturday 27 November 2010 |
Exhibition: SMALL
An exhibition of tiny artists' books and poetry books.
Free |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close |
SPL Programme » Booking
Please book in advance for events held at the Scottish
Poetry Library.
Address: The Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Canongate,
Edinburgh
Telephone: 0131 557 2876
Email: reception@spl.org.uk
Please let us know in advance if you wish to cancel. Bookings can only
be held until five minutes before the start of each event.
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