A reading to leave your fireside for, the final Poetry Doubles of 2010 is set to go out with real flourish as acclaimed Irish poet Dennis O'Driscoll reads alongside the sparkling JoAnne McKay in a brand new venue for Sanquhar 'A' The Airts'. The event takes place on Tuesday 23 November, 7pm, £7/£5 on the door or ring us on 01387 253383 to reserve your tickets. Carolyn is investigating shared transport from Dumfries to Sanquhar for this event - do call her on 01387 253383 if interested.
Dennis O'Driscoll's crisp, musical poetry has, says the Guardian, 'made him an international poet who you can commend unequivocally to anyone with a heart and a mind'. He is much in demand as a reader (so much so that Carolyn has to drive him to Lumb Bank in Yorkshire tomorrow so he could fit us in!)
JoAnne's poetry is by turns funny, mysterious and wrenching, and she is an excellent performer of her work.
I leave you with a wintry little taste of Dennis O'Driscoll:
…you contemplate winter
with something close to tenderness, the sprint
from fuel shed to back door, the leisurely
ascent of peat smoke, even the suburban haze
of boiler flues when thermostats are set.
Dennis O'Driscoll's crisp, musical poetry has, says the Guardian, 'made him an international poet who you can commend unequivocally to anyone with a heart and a mind'. He is much in demand as a reader (so much so that Carolyn has to drive him to Lumb Bank in Yorkshire tomorrow so he could fit us in!)
JoAnne's poetry is by turns funny, mysterious and wrenching, and she is an excellent performer of her work.
I leave you with a wintry little taste of Dennis O'Driscoll:
…you contemplate winter
with something close to tenderness, the sprint
from fuel shed to back door, the leisurely
ascent of peat smoke, even the suburban haze
of boiler flues when thermostats are set.
