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Writing about Climate Change
Stem poets reading their poems and discussing the challenge of writing about the subject from the combined perspectives of STEM disciplines and creative writing
The CCA, Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
7pm, 11th February
Readers confirmed are Eveline Pye, Colin Will, John Bolland, Mandy Haggith, Gillian Mellor, Joe Murray, Chris Powici, Elizabeth Rimmer, Leela Soma and Lesley Traynor.
Six female voices, five of them FWS members – Ailie Wallace, Anita Govan, Emma Mooney, Laura Fyfe and Elizabeth Rimmer, will join Debbie Baker to tell you ‘how it is’, from their own unique point of view:
On Saturday 19th October I will be one of a group of Scottish poets taking part in a Poem-a-thon for detainees being held at the US border, to be held in Newcastle.It is being organised by poets Pippa Little and Catherine Selkirk, and a great many well-loved poets are involved. All money will go to RAICES, a charity whose mission is to help separated families, detained families, unaccompanied minors, and others who are seeking asylum in the United States. (More information here: https://www.raicestexas.org/). Details of the event are here.
https://www.facebook.com/events/914683762222695/
There will be poetry, music, and a sale of books and artwork. The last paper copies of my translation of The Charm of Nine Herbs have been donated to this sale.
I would also like to remind you that we have our own detention centres in this country, at Yarlswood in England and Dungavel in Scotland, so there is no moral high ground for us to claim. And as politics becomes more fractious and zenophobic here, we might look to see how we can protest about these places too.
There is a lot going on on National Poetry Day 3rd October.
The FWS will host its annual National Poetry Day event at GoMA on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 between 2 – 5.30.
Each slot is 5 minutes -this will be strictly observed.
These will be allocated on a first come first served basis with a reservation list to hold the overspill.
You do not need to be a member of the FWS to request a slot.
GoMA is a public space. Please remember this when deciding on your choice of material.
Anyone wishing to book a slot should email libraria17@hotmail.com.
Former makar Andy Jackson will introduce and read the Patchwork Poem devised from poems and fragments submitted by members earlier this year.
Lovecrumbs readings
the fifth evening of poetry, fiction and non-fiction!
doors will open at 7pm and readings will kick off at 7.30, a bar with wine, beers and cake will be available so come along, cosy up and have a listen.
lovecrumbs welcomes writers:
Samuel Tongue
Anne Hay
Thomas Stewart
Elizabeth Rimmer
This will be a brilliant lineup, so do come!
Forgive the whimsical title. It was a placeholder, and we thought it was funny so we left it. The real event is:
Writing from Where You Are
A creative writing workshop with poet, Elizabeth Rimmer.
Elizabeth Rimmer will use her knowledge of local plant life to inspire participants to create their own creative responses – poetry, stories and reflections, grounded in their experience of living where they are. There may be cookies!
ENTRY is as FREE as YOU WANT it to be! (Donations welcomed)
Part of One Weekend In Stirling 2019
It will be held at The Settle Inn, 91 St Mary’s Wynd, Stirling FK8 1BU
from 15.15 to 16.30
One Weekend in Stirling is hosted by the Writeangle and The Gossip Collective
Please check out the programme for One Weekend in Stirling – there’s a lot on, poetry and story-telling, music, art, a book launch, a slam – and so much more!
free Red Squirrel Press publication with every ticket purchased and raffle.
Wed, 11 September 2019
19:00 – 21:00 BST
Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton’s Close
Edinburgh
EH8 8DT
Get your tickets via Eventbrite
I hope to see a lot of people here!
There will be a LAUNCH event for the Becoming Botanical anthology
it will happen inn Glasgow, Scotland on 30 May from 18:30 – 20:30 at the Photography Studio in the SWG3 Studio Warehouse – a trendy art/music venue in the city’s Westend with a great skylight. We will have have readings, plant-inspired music + sonic-art, readings from the publication, interactive microscopic botanic projection as living visuals, and gin drinks with locally foraged garnishes and cordials sponsored by The Botanist Gin from the Isle of Islay in the Hebrides.
I will be reading my poem The Herb for Nightmares (about thyme) at some point. It would be lovely to see lots of people there!
Below is a link to the Eventbrite if you would like to share.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-becoming-botanicals-tickets-61226007637
Wednesday 20 March 7pm Cornerstone Café St John’s Junction of Lothian Road and Princes Street EH2 4BJ
This event has had to be rescheduled.
It will now take place on 3rd May in Blackwells Bookshop, South Bridge Edinburgh
Launch of Scotia Extremis anthology Scotia Extremis: Brian Johnstone and former FWS Makar Andy Jackson host the launch of a new anthology using poems from their web-site project two years ago. Several FWS members will be reading, including Andy Jackson, Brian Johnstone, Brian Whittingham, Stephanie Green, Elizabeth Rimmer, Jim Mackintosh.
Poets with connections with Scotland were asked to write poems on contrasting aspects of Scottish life and culture. Mine was about Celtic Connections, and was paired with Christine de Luca’s poem about the sixties television show, The White Heather Club.
On the 5th December I will be helping local poet and novelist Charlie Gracie launch his long-awaited first novel, To Live With What You Are, Published by Red Squirrel Press, at Stirling Central Library, 3 Corn Exchange Road FK8 2HX, at 6:30 pm.There will be wine, squirrel cookies, and fig rolls, for reasons which will become clear as Charlie reads from the novel, and discusses its development.
I will also be reading from Haggards, and talking about the poems and the inspiration behind them.
Please come to hear us!
We would like to express our thanks to Stirling Library Service for extending their hospitality on this occasion.
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