Scottish Poetry Library
Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton's Close Canongate
Edinburgh,
EH8 8DT
Scotland
Phone: 0131 557 2876
Email:
Website: www.spl.org.uk
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- Opening times: Mon–Fri 11.00am–6.00; Sat 12.00–4.00
Events at Scottish Poetry Library
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A Poetry Association Scotland event, in which friends and admirers of Angus Calder read from his poetry. | ||
| Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh | 19 Nov 7.30 | 0131 557 2876 £5 (£3; PAS members free) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Petr Borkovec, the Czech poet, is joined by his translator (Irish poet Justin Quinn) as they dip into 'From the Interior' and the 'Six Czech Poets' anthology. | ||
| Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh | 25 Nov 7.30 | 0131 557 2876 £5 (£3) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Local poet Kathleen Jamie discusses two poems in depth. Please book in advance as spaces are limited. | ||
| Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh | 27 Nov 7.30 | 0131 557 2876 £5 (£3) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The only 2008 reading from the World Poets' Tour in Scotland features Kajal Ahmed (from Kurdistan with new English translations by Mimi Khalvati), and Al Saddiq Al Raddi (from Sudan with translations by Sarah Maguire). | ||
| Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh | 30 Oct 7.30 | 0131 557 2876 £5 (£3) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Librarian Julie Johnstone will select the pick of the library's new poetry for discussion at this monthly group. This month's book is 'The Bestiary' by Sam Meekings. For booking and more details please phone or email reception@spl.org.uk | ||
| Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh | 3 Nov 6.30–8.00 | 0131 557 2876 £5 (£3) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Removing the pressures of review, criticism and hype, and without relying on background knowledge, this gentle reading group led by Julie Johnstone focuses on the reader's response to the text. For booking and more details please phone or email reception@spl.org.uk | ||
| Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh | 21 Oct, 27 Oct, 18 Nov, 24 Nov, 16 Dec 6.30 | 0131 557 2876 £5 (£3) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| An informal poetry reading group that encourages lively debate and offers members the chance to choose the poems. For booking and more details please phone or email reception@spl.org.uk | ||
| Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh | 20 Oct, 17 Nov, 15 Dec 6.00–8.00 | 0131 557 2876 Free (ticketed) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Starting with Stéphane Mallarmé's 'Un Coup de Dés', curators Thomas A Clark and Julie Johnstone take a look at the relationship between poem and page, and what the page can add, in this exhibition that draws on the works of work of Charles Olson, Eugen Gomringer, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Edwin Morgan and more. | ||
| Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh | 26 Sep–20 Dec, not Sundays Mon–Fri 11.00am–6.00; Sat 1.00–5.00 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Podcasts, songs and other recordings bring poetry to the airwaves inside the library for an afternoon. | ||
| Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh | 18 Oct 1.00–6.00 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| An all-day seminar about the role of women in ending black slavery in the northern hemisphere in the late 19th century. Booking essential. | ||
| Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh | 31 Oct 9.30am–3.30 | Free |
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