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StAnza International Poetry Festival 2012

StAnza International Poetry Festival 2012 - round-up

Events at St Andrews festival encourage debate across artforms

23 Mar 2012

One of the two themes for this year’s StAnza International Poetry Festival in St Andrews was The Image, and on the last day of the festival this theme was pushed in very different directions to explore poetry’s relationship with classic film…

StAnza 2012 international poetry festival opens

StAnza 2012 international poetry festival opens

Opening event explores Philip Larkin's relationship with jazz

16 Mar 2012

Stanza, the St Andrews-based international poetry festival, has opened its doors for the fifteenth year, bringing together poetry, art and music leavened with learning, humour and good performances. Having earned a reputation for tight adherence to…

StAnza 2012 international poetry festival - highlights

StAnza 2012 international poetry festival highlights

Appearances include Jackie Kay and Joe Dunthorne

28 Feb 2012

It always helps a festival event to have some kind of theme in order to bring together many different strands and give the whole shebang a proper focus. Perhaps spoilt for choice, the organisers of StAnza (aka Scotland’s Poetry festival) have gone for…

Anonymous sculptor leaves literary artworks around Edinburgh

Anonymous sculptor leaves literary artworks around Edinburgh

11 sculptures made from the pages of books have been discovered

10 Feb 2012

On a quiet day last March, the Scottish Poetry Library received an unexpected gift; a tree, fashioned from words and paper, blossoming from the yellowing book it rested upon. Throughout 2011, ten intricate sculptures appeared at creative organisations…

John Burnside wins 2011 TS Eliot Prize poetry prize

John Burnside wins 2011 TS Eliot Prize poetry prize

Scottish poet wins second high-profile literary prize in four months

17 Jan 2012

Scottish poet John Burnside has been named the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize poetry prize just four months after being awarded the Forward prize for poetry. His 12th collection, Black Cat Bone, was announced as the winner of the £15,000 prize on…

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Solas Festival
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Music, books and discussion events form the backbone of the Solas programme, but the main thrust of the festival is providing an atmosphere that's relaxed and accessible to all. The food on offer is reasonably-priced, the talks and discussions are wide-ranging (covering art, politics, religion, music and more), and there's a good variety of activities and events for kids and families. Artists confirmed for 2012 include Admiral Fallow, Raghu Dixit, Stanley Odd, Rory Butler, Adam Stearns…
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22 Jun–24 Jun Times vary Wiston Lodge, nr Biggar
2012 Dreams
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Works in various media exploring the themes of courage, determination, equality and inspiration embodied in the Paralympic Games, by children from the borough of Richmond.
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14 Jun–30 Sep From Jun 14, Tue–Sat 1pm–5.30pm, Sun 2pm–5.30pm, ends Sep 30 The Stables Gallery, Twickenham
The Magic Carpet Cabaret
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A night of poetry, songs and stories, with open mic spots.
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1 Jun 8pm Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, Glasgow
Word Play
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Open mic night with acoustic music, poetry and prose, hosted by The Word Factory.
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2 Jun 8.30pm Tron Theatre, Glasgow
6 Jun 8pm
The Word Factory becomes the Word Farm to raise money for Oxfam farms in Africa, with a barn sale, country… 		Tron Theatre, Glasgow
4 Jul 8.30pm
Word Play celebrates USA Independence Day with a feast of concrete poetry, including some short open mic… 		Tron Theatre, Glasgow
You Can Write!
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Join poet Julian Colton and learners from Community Learning and Development in writing poetry and challenging your perceptions of the writing process.
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16 Jun 2pm Melrose Parish Church, Melrose
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