National Poetry Day 2007
All your dreams will come true on National Poetry Day, Thursday 4 October!
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The 14th annual Poetry Day celebrates the theme of dreams on Thursday 4 October across the UK. Readers of all ages will be enjoying poetry on this date, with a huge range of events planned in Britain's four capital cities.
The Scottish part of the tour will be represented by Robert Crawford, who will be reading his own work with special reference to this year's theme of Dreams. |
Gwyneth Lewis will be representing Wales, Ireland will be represented by Gearòid Machlachlainn with Patience Agbabi representing Engand.
The Dream Tour
The National Poetry Day Dream Tour arrives in Edinburgh on Wednesday 3 October, with the line-up appearing at the scottish Storytelling Centre at 7.30pm. This will be a unique opportunity to hear all the four national poets perform together.
For more details and bookings, visit the Scottish Poetry Library Website. |
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What else will be happening in Scotland?
Many other poetry events will be happening all over Scotland between 4 - 6 October.
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These will include a celebration of rich poetic tradition in the Gairloch area, Hidden Legacy Poetry, a Creative Writing competition, and even a candlelit poetry reading session on the Isle of Arran! Wide White Page will feature renowned book artist Rachel Hazell, who will be discussing this exhibition, inspired by her trips to Antarctica. In addition, there will be the ever-popular Poems Aloud event, held in the courtyard of the Scottish Poetry Library. |
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