Three D&G poets are making their debut at the prestigious St Andrews Poetry Festival, StAnza:
Andrew Forster * Jackie Galley * Rab Wilson
Andrew Forster * Jackie Galley * Rab Wilson
Rab WilsonFriday 17 March 11.30am
Reading: Pamphlet Poets (£3.50/£2.00)
St John’s Undercroft, South Street
Tessa Ransford, Andrew Forster & Valerie Thornton
Three distinct voices all published in pamphlet form launch this series A poet, translator, editor and cultural activist campaigning over the last 30 years, Tessa Ransford is president of Scottish Pamphlet Poetry, the founder of the Scottish Poetry Library and current president of Scottish PEN. Awarded two SAC bursaries (1998, 2002), Andrew Forster has published a pamphlet Dress Rehearsals (Flarestack) and a poetry card Locked Gardens (School of Poets), as well as appearing widely in magazines and anthologies.
Saturday 18 March 2.15pm
Reading: Voices of Scotland (£3.50/£2.00)
St John’s House Undercroft, South Street
Matthew Fitt & Rab Wilson
Born in Dundee in 1968, Matthew Fitt is a former holder of the Brownsbank Fellowship. His writing in Scots has been hailed as ‘ground-breaking’. His first collection of poetry, Kate o Shanter’s Tale, was published in 2003, hard on the heels of his first novel, the SF But n Ben A-Go-Go also in Scots. Writing mainly in Scots, Rab Wilson has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival, Burns an’ a’ That, Perth’s The Word’s Out! and the Robert Burns International Festival. Twice a recipient of the McCash Poetry Prize, his second collection of poems, Accent o the Mind (Luath), was published in Spring 2006.
Saturday 18 March 10am
Workshop: Puppets & Poems (free/ticketed)
St John’s House Undercroft, South Street
Maureen Sangster & Jackie Galley
Create your own animal fables through puppets and masks and poems with Maureen Sangster and Jackie Galley. Inspired by the fables of Dumfermline poet Robert Henryson, this workshop will take you on a journey back in time, into the hearts and minds of animals. Suitable for ages 7-11.
Sunday 19 March 12 noon
Performance: Animal Fables (£3/£1/£6/family)
Crawford Centre Studio Theatre, North Street
Maureen Sangster & Jackie Galley
A lively retelling, using specially created masks. 15th century Scots poet Robert Henryson's fables reinterpreted for today by poet Maureen Sangster and writer & ecologist Jackie Galley. The show takes a fresh look at environmental concerns. Suitable for ages 5-11 and families.
Full details at www.st-andrews.ac.uk/standrews/stanza
