Next Monday 26 October brings the chance to enjoy some great poetry down at the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre in Dumfries. Freelance writer, poet and translator David Constantine has published several volumes of poetry, most recently Nine Fathom Deep. He has a great ear for the sounds of words, and his poetry is inventive and rich in imagery.
Laura Helyer was commended in the Cardiff International Poetry Competition in 2006, and won the Kirkpatrick Dobie Prize in 2007. She is currently working towards a first collection. Her poetry is observant and crafted, often exploring the relationship between art and the environment.
Tickets for this Poetry Doubles evening, which starts at 7pm, are available from The Midsteeple, High Street, Dumfries, or on the door.
If you're curious about poetry in translation, come along on Tuesday 27 October to a workshop led by David Constantine. You don't have to be fluent in a second (or third!) language - English will do! This is about how poetry can be created and re-created in your own voice, working from another translation. For those who enjoy words this will be a fascinating and absorbing workshop.
The workshop starts at 10am in Theatre Studio Room 131 at the Rutherford McCowan Building on the Crichton Campus, Dumfries. Tickets are £5, available from the Midsteeple, or ring Davie on 01387 253383.
Laura Helyer was commended in the Cardiff International Poetry Competition in 2006, and won the Kirkpatrick Dobie Prize in 2007. She is currently working towards a first collection. Her poetry is observant and crafted, often exploring the relationship between art and the environment.
Tickets for this Poetry Doubles evening, which starts at 7pm, are available from The Midsteeple, High Street, Dumfries, or on the door.
If you're curious about poetry in translation, come along on Tuesday 27 October to a workshop led by David Constantine. You don't have to be fluent in a second (or third!) language - English will do! This is about how poetry can be created and re-created in your own voice, working from another translation. For those who enjoy words this will be a fascinating and absorbing workshop.
The workshop starts at 10am in Theatre Studio Room 131 at the Rutherford McCowan Building on the Crichton Campus, Dumfries. Tickets are £5, available from the Midsteeple, or ring Davie on 01387 253383.
