The Scottish Poetry Library, with support from the Paul Hamlyn foundation, are presenting a series of mini-residencies, 'poet partners', to promote their outreach collections. In Dumfries & Galloway we are fortunate to have award-winning poet Vicki Feaver taking part in a short series of events.
Whether you have never read poetry before and want to know where to start, or if you're a committed poetry reader, theses events offer a unique opportunity to explore reading poetry with one of its finest practitioners.
Thursday April 26th
2.00 - 3:00pm Newton Stewart Library
6:00 - 7:00pm Ewart Library, Dumfries
Vicki Feaver talks about getting into poetry and reading some of her favourite poems.
Thursday 31st May
2:00 - 3:00pm Newton Stewart Library
6:00 - 7:00pm Ewart Library, Dumfries
Vicki Feaver reads the poetry of Steve Smith and Sharon Olds and talks about their influence on her own work.
Thursday 28th June
2:00 - 3:00pm Newton Stewart Library
6:00 - 7:00pm Ewart Library, Dumfries
Vicki Feaver talks about the process of writing a poem using drafts of her own poetry, and close-reads a poem from the SPL collection.
All events are free.
To book a place contact Andrew Forster on 01387 253383 or andrew@dgaa.net
Whether you have never read poetry before and want to know where to start, or if you're a committed poetry reader, theses events offer a unique opportunity to explore reading poetry with one of its finest practitioners.
Thursday April 26th
2.00 - 3:00pm Newton Stewart Library
6:00 - 7:00pm Ewart Library, Dumfries
Vicki Feaver talks about getting into poetry and reading some of her favourite poems.
Thursday 31st May
2:00 - 3:00pm Newton Stewart Library
6:00 - 7:00pm Ewart Library, Dumfries
Vicki Feaver reads the poetry of Steve Smith and Sharon Olds and talks about their influence on her own work.
Thursday 28th June
2:00 - 3:00pm Newton Stewart Library
6:00 - 7:00pm Ewart Library, Dumfries
Vicki Feaver talks about the process of writing a poem using drafts of her own poetry, and close-reads a poem from the SPL collection.
All events are free.
To book a place contact Andrew Forster on 01387 253383 or andrew@dgaa.net
