Announcing Poetry Doubles Plus

The acclaimed Poetry Doubles series returns:

Poets from Dumfries and Galloway share the stage with guest poets from all over the world. This time round, our visitors are Simon Armitage, Jean Binta Breeze, Robert Crawford, Tony Curtis, Selima Hill, Kathleen Jamie and Michael Symmons Roberts. They're pairing up with John Manson, Liz Niven, Hugh McMillan, Tom Pow, Rab Wilson, Judi Benson and Douglas Lipton for seven amazing evenings.

This year, the programme includes several extra activities, including novel readings and workshops, and a number of specially commissioned poems from the participating D&G poets.

(all readings start at 7pm)

Wednesday 16th August
Bladnoch Distillery, Wigtown
Robert Crawford & John Manson

3.00 pm Poetry Workshop with Robert Crawford, Newton Stewart Library
Robert will look at what makes a poem work, and get you started on your own.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn from one of Scotland's finest poets.


Monday 21st August
Old Well Theatre, Moffat
Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze & Liz Niven

Thursday 24th August
The Studio, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
Simon Armitage & Hugh McMillan

Thursday 31st August
The Studio, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
Michael Symmons Roberts & Tom Pow

3.00 Georgetown Library, Dumfries
Michael Symmons Roberts reads from and discusses his first novel 'Patrick’s Alphabet', a dark, philosophical thriller.

Monday 11th September
Robert Burns Centre, Dumfries
Tony Curtis & Rab Wilson

3.00 Poetry Workshop with Tony Curtis
Tony will look at participants’ experiences of poetry and suggest ways of moving forward. Bring along a poem.

Thursday 14th September
Old Well Theatre, Moffat
Selima Hill & Judi Benson


Monday 18th September
Robert Burns Centre, Dumfries
Kathleen Jamie & Douglas Lipton


Tickets £7 per reading £5 concessions (students and those in receipt of benefits) Special offer. All 7 readings for £42 (£30 concession). Workshops and novel reading free with tickets for the poetry readings, £3.00 otherwise.