SPL
Programme » autumn/winter 2009 |
| When |
What |
Where |
| Friday 12 February, 7.30pm |
Sevenses with John Hegley
One lump of poetry or two? John Hegley serves up a fine slice of poetry, about love, potatoes, spectacles and other things, with a little help from guitar-playing sidekick Martin Rensner. Tea served.
This event is sold out. £5/3 |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Saturday 13 February, 3pm – 5pm |
Get crafty!
Join us to make ways to carry your poem with you, from posters to badges, little books to hankies.
Free |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Monday 15 February, 3 – 4pm |
Poems Aloud
An informal session celebrating poetry aloud. Bring your favourites, in your handbag, head or heart, and we will too. Tea served.
Free |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close |
| Tuesday 16 February, 8pm |
Poetry Pub Quiz
Carry your poetry knowledge to the pub and pit your metrical wits against other poem lovers...
Free | Up to 6 people per team |
Edinburgh
The Waverley Bar, St Mary's Street |
| Wednesday 17 February, 7.30pm |
Poetry Association of Scotland: Rab Wilson
Rab Wilson is a poet, filmmaker, playwright, translator and singer who uses Scots to give a vigorous interpretation of Scotland past and present.
The Poetry Association of Scotland website | to reserve a place please phone the SPL on 0131 557 2876 or email reception@spl.org.uk
£5/3/free to members of the PAS
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Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Saturday 20 February, 1 – 4pm |
Poetry Olympics!
Egg and spoon race, poetry penalties, face painting and toss the poem – family friendly fun in Holyrood Park.
Free |
Edinburgh
Holyrood Park
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| Tuesday 2 March, 7.30pm |
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Multi-award winning poet Don Paterson will talk about Shakespeare's Sonnets: their distinct form and unusual address, and the prodigious technique it took to write them. He will also focus on the most instructive way to read the poems, looking at what the Sonnets tell us, what the Sonnets tell us about Shakespeare - and what the Sonnets tell us about us.
Booking essential: please email reception@spl.org.uk to book your place £5/3 |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close |
| Friday 12 March, 7.30pm |
New Irish Poetry: Pat Boran, Miriam Gamble & Leanne O'Sullivan
Three Irish poets present a fresh perspective on life and love, on myths and legends, on Ireland and the modern world. Pat Boran, Miriam Gamble and Leanne O’Sullivan are all acclaimed writers: Pat with a string of books to his name and Miriam starting out with her first; Leanne, having published her first at 21, now has a second collection. Join them for an hour of poetry and music, for this reading in advance of St Patrick’s Day.
For full details, visit the Aye Write website £7/6 |
Glasgow
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| Saturday 13 March, 2pm |
New Irish Poetry: Pat Boran, Miriam Gamble & Leanne O'Sullivan
Three Irish poets
present a fresh perspective on life
and love, on myths and legends,
on Ireland and the modern world.
Pat Boran, Miriam Gamble and
Leanne O’Sullivan are all acclaimed
writers: Pat with a string of books
to his name and Miriam starting
out with her first; Leanne, having
published her first at 21, now has a
second collection. Join them for an
hour of poetry and music, for this
reading in advance of St Patrick’s
Day.
£5/3 |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close |
| Wednesday 17 March, 7.30pm |
Poetry Association of Scotland: Richard Holloway
Richard will be talking about how poetry has influenced his own thinking and writing.
The Poetry Association of Scotland website | to reserve a place please phone the SPL on 0131 557 2876 or email reception@spl.org.uk
£5/3/free to members of the PAS |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Tuesday 6 April, 7.30pm |
Dark Matter: Poems of space
Poets have long been stargazers, moved by the strange infinities of the universe to translate them into metaphor and song. But what do they know of the science of astronomy? And what do astronomers know of poetry? Eminent cosmologist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and astronomer Paul Murdin read from leading international poets who have created new work inspired by their discussions with space scientists.
To book tickets, please visit
http://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/ £8/£6 |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Wednesday 21 April, 12 - 4.30pm |
Poetry Surgeries
In association with the Poetry Society
Writers' block? Tennyson elbow? Book an appointment with Poetry Society poetry doctor Kona Macphee.
Time slots: 12.00-12.45; 12.45-1.30; 1.30-2.15; 3.00-3.45; 3.45-4.30; 4.30-5.15
Please contact Paul McGrane to book a slot |020 7420 9881 | membership@poetrysociety.org.uk | 22 Betterton Street, London WC2H 9BX
£35 / £25 for Poetry Society Members |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Thursday 22 – Saturday 24 April |
Tom Pow: Dying Villages Residency
During this unique residency, Tom Pow will be unpacking the suitcase of poems, stories, images and sounds he has gathered while exploring the dying villages of Europe, from Spain to Russia. He will also be presenting a range of artefacts from the Dying Villages Museum. Come, look, listen and engage.
Dying Villages website: www.dyingvillages.com Free |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Saturday 1 May, 2pm |
Poetry Translation Centre: Mexican Poetry tour
2010 is the hundredth anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. To mark the occasion, the Poetry Translation Centre has invited a trio of Mexican poets to the UK - Coral Bracho and David Huerta (both of whom write in Spanish) and Victor Teran (who writes in Zapotec, an indigenous and endangered Mexican language). Coral is translated by Katherine Pierpont and Tom Boll, David Huerta by Jamie McKendrick and Tom Boll; Victor Teran will by David Shook. As part of a month long tour to Britain's key literary venues, the poets and a selection of translators will be visiting the SPL for an afternoon of readings and lively discussion. £5/3 |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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| Wednesday 12 May, 7.30pm |
Chase Twichell
"Full of sharp observation, both of the world and herself, unsentimental poems with a sinewy intellectual toughness, and, as the book progresses, they open out into a stark, sometimes bewildered clarity." – Robert Pinksy said of Chase Twichell's work. We're delighted to have her read to us in Edinburgh, in conjunction with her forthcoming book, Horses Where the Answers Should Have Been: New & Selected Poems (Bloodaxe, 2010), and to chat with fellow editor, our own Robyn Marsack.
£5/3 |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close |
SPL Programme » Poetry
reading groups |
| When |
What |
Where |
| Various times |
Reading
Room
Poetry ideas, talk, reviews... and with
four different reading groups to choose from, and an online group
too, there's bound to
be one 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
|
www.readingroom.spl.org.uk
Various locations and online |
Mondays 6-7.30pm, 1 Feb (Carry a Poem), 15 Feb (T S Eliot winner), 1 March, 12 April, 3 May, 7 June |
New Books
Join the SPL's Lilias Fraser for a closer look at a new acquisition. £5 (£3 concessions and Friends of the SPL) |
Edinburgh
The Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton's Close
Canongate
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| Monday 15 February, 6-7.30pm |
New Books: T S Eliot prize winner!
Join Lilias Fraser for a look at this year's T S Eliot prize winning title, The Water Table (Bloodaxe) by Philip Gross.
£5/£3 |
Edinburgh
The Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton's Close
Canongate |
Thursdays 6-7.30pm, 11 March, 15 April, 13 May, 10 June
Saturdays 11am-12.30pm, 20 Feb (sonnets), 24 April, 22 May
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Nothing But
The Poem
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 Ryan Van
Winkle, Edinburgh’s poetry Reader in Residence.
Send your email address, and we can send you a reminder email before each meeting £5/£3 |
Edinburgh
The Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton's Close
Canongate
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| Saturday 20 February, 11am |
Nothing But the Poem
Join Lilias Fraser for coffee, croissant, and a lively, informal look at some poems.
£5/3 |
Edinburgh
The Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton's Close
Canongate |
| Tuesday 2 & 9 February, 6.30 – 8pm |
Getting into Poetry i & ii
Getting into reading poetry for pleasure – find your feet and brush up your skills.. (come to both sessions)
£10/£6 |
Edinburgh
The Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton's Close
Canongate |
| Saturday 27 February, 11am - 1pm |
Getting into Poetry
Missed our other two Getting into Poetry sessions? Inspired by the One Book One Edinburgh Carry a Poem to reignite your love of poetry? Or coming to it for the first time? Let Lilias Fraser guide you towards the light...
£5/3 |
Edinburgh
The Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton's Close
Canongate |
SPL Programme » Exhibitions |
| When |
What |
Where |
| February 2010 |
Sonnets season
Our sonnet season will start in February 2010, with an exhibition on the sonnet form curated by Julie Johnstone, and related events. Watch this space for further information. |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
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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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