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Scottish Poetry Library

For There is Hope: a reading with Martin Stepek 22 June 2013 15:00 2013-06-22 15:00:00 2013-06-22 17:00:00

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Zielony Balonik (the Scottish Polish Book Club) and the Scottish Poetry Library invite you to take part in a reading and conversation with...

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Christian McEwen: Creativity and Slowing Down 28 June 2013 18:30 2013-06-28 18:30:00 2013-06-28 21:00:00

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Christian McEwen's World Enough & Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down, was first published in September 2011, and has already gone into...

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SPL Poetry Workshop 4 June 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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Jennifer Williams, poet and SPL Programme Manager, facilitates this writing workshop suitable for writers at any stage in their career. ...

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WAVE HANDS LIKE CLOUDS Tai-chi Poetry & Meditation with Larry Butler 1 June 2013 10:00 - 16:00

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Clouds like thoughts come & go. Inspired by the surrounding mountains, gardens & sky, the movement sessions will be based on Tai Chi & Chi...

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My Life in Poetry (& Perfume) with Alex Musgrave aka The Silver Fox 30 May 2013 18:00

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In partnership with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Alex Musgrave, writer, perfume expert and blogger under the name The Silver Fox...

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Nothing But the Poem - Mary Oliver 25 May 2013 11:00 - 12:30

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Nothing but the Poem poetry reading sessions with our Reader Development Officer, Lilias Fraser.  Saturday mornings at the SPL and Thursday...

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Nothing But the Poem - The Edinburgh Bookshop - Mary Oliver 23 May 2013 18:00 - 19:30

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Nothing but the Poem poetry reading sessions with our Reader Development Officer, Lilias Fraser.  Saturday mornings at the SPL and Thursday...

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Art meets science: Creating the genome 21 May 2013 18:00

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What happens when two geneticists, two poets, a design artist and a photographer are asked to work together and create artworks at the...

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Havera Book Launch and Exhibition 16 May 2013 18:30

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Havera: the story of an island The Scottish Poetry Library in Crichton’s Close will host this event where the latest title from Shetland...

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Spring Blossoms: A Haiku Garden Walk Multiple Dates

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In partnership with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Ken Cockburn guides us through the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s spring...

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Salt Launch: Rob A Mackenzie and Andrew Philip 4 May 2013 13:00

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Two of Scottish poetry's most refreshing and original voices, Andrew Philip and Rob A Mackenzie, launch their second collections - Andrew's...

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SPL Poetry Workshop 30 April 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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Jennifer Williams, poet and SPL Programme Manager, facilitates this writing workshop suitable for writers at any stage in their career. ...

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Mariscat Pamphlet Launches: Anna Crowe and Linda Anderson 27 April 2013 13:00

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Mariscat Pamphlet Launches for: Anna Crowe, MY GRANDPARENTS IN THE PELOPONNESE and Linda Anderson, GREENHOUSE

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Rockets for Edwin Morgan 25 April 2013 18:30

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Russell Jones, editor of Where Rockets Burn Through: Contemporary Science Fiction Poems from the UK, and his merry band of sci-fi poets...

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Tishani Doshi & Priscila Uppal 24 April 2013 18:30

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We’re delighted to welcome two award-winning poets from distant lands, Priscila Uppal (Canada) and Tishani Doshi (India), each reading from...

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Nothing But the Poem - Alice Oswald 20 April 2013 11:00 - 12:30

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Nothing but the Poem poetry reading sessions with our Reader Development Officer, Lilias Fraser.  Saturday mornings at the SPL and Thursday...

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My Journey Sung -- an evening with a reading by Thomas A. Clark 18 April 2013 18:30

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My Journey Sung   an evening with a reading by Thomas A. Clark   in celebration of Ben Jonson’s ‘foot-voyage’ to Edinburgh in...

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Nothing But the Poem - Golden Hare - Alice Oswald 18 April 2013 18:00 - 19:30

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Nothing but the Poem poetry reading sessions with our Reader Development Officer, Lilias Fraser.  Saturday mornings at the SPL and Thursday...

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'He Relished it Much': Ken Cockburn and Alec Finlay 11 April 2013 18:30

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Poets Ken Cockburn and Alec Finlay are setting out in the footsteps of Boswell and Johnson, who in 1773 toured the Scottish highlands and...

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The Poem and the Place: Mark Tredinnick 6 April 2013 13:00 - 15:00

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Every poem is a place – its lines a topography, its sounds an ecology of longing, suggestion, memory, reflection, thought. But a poem can...

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Mark Tredinnick & Emily Ballou 4 April 2013 18:30

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Two acclaimed Australian poets, Emily Ballou and Mark Tredinnick, read from their work. Emily Ballou is an award-winning novelist,...

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PAS presents: Christopher Rush reading Alastair Mackie 27 March 2013 18:30

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Christopher, a renowned writer and poet, explores the rich poetic world of the late Alastair Mackie (1924 - 1995) poet, writer and...

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Reel Festivals: Poems for & from Iraq 23 March 2013 16:00 - 18:00

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This very special event features Iraqi poetry from Ghareeb Iskander, Sabreen Khadhim, Zahir Mousa, Awezan Nouri with new translations from...

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Nothing But the Poem - Jo Shapcott 23 March 2013 11:00 - 12:30

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Nothing but the Poem poetry reading sessions with our Reader Development Officer, Lilias Fraser.  Saturday mornings at the SPL and Thursday...

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Nothing But the Poem - SPL - Jo Shapcott 21 March 2013 18:00 - 19:30

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Nothing but the Poem poetry reading sessions with our Reader Development Officer, Lilias Fraser.  Saturday mornings at the SPL and Thursday...

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PAS presents: Chris Powici and Liz Niven 20 March 2013 18:30

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Chris engages with the environment -- the overlapping of the natural with the human world.  Liz engages with people in the world: the...

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SPL Poetry Workshop 19 March 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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Jennifer Williams, poet and SPL Programme Manager, facilitates this writing workshop suitable for writers at any stage in their career. ...

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Launch of 'Child's Eye' by Anita John 16 March 2013 13:00

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Anita won the 2012 Biscuit Publishing International 'Combo' Prize.  'Child's Eye', published by Biscuit, is Anita's debut collection of...

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Your Indifferent Nature: Catherine Street 14 March 2013 18:30

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For this event visual artist Catherine Street presents films and accompanying texts that evoke a disturbing and precarious universe that is...

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Nothing But the Poem - Simon Armitage 2 March 2013 11:00 - 12:30

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Nothing but the Poem poetry reading sessions with our Reader Development Officer, Lilias Fraser.  Saturday mornings at the SPL and Thursday...

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Nothing But the Poem on Tour - Lovecrumbs - Simon Armitage 28 February 2013 18:00 - 19:30

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Nothing but the Poem poetry reading sessions with our Reader Development Officer, Lilias Fraser.  Saturday mornings at the SPL and Thursday...

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Scottish Writers Centre ‘In Process’ in partnership with SPL 21 February 2013 19:00

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Poet, songwriter, film maker, critic, editor, teacher and translator, Donny O'Rourke shares insights from his creative process and the...

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