SYMPOETRY brings together world-class poets and literary thinkers to address a question of vital importance to the state of poetry today, and yours is an essential voice in that conversation. This year’s question is, Poetry: Who’s speaking? Who’s listening? Special Guests include: Don Paterson; Thomas Lux; Fiona Sampson; Sasha Dugdale; Tim Dee; Maciej Woźniak and more! Full Programme A weekend of poetry events that consider a particular question of relevance to the state of poetry today, with good food, good drink and good conversation. This year we’ll be asking: Poetry – Who’s speaking? Who’s listening? Friday: 18.00: Welcome by Robyn Marsack, Director of the Scottish Poetry Library (SPL) 18.30-19.30: Readings by Thomas Lux and Fiona Sampson (SPL) 19.30: Drinks Reception (SPL) 20:30: Dinner for speakers and holders of Friday evening dinner tickets (venue tbc) Saturday: 10.00-10.30: Continental breakfast (SPL) 10.30-11.30: ‘In the room the women come and go’, Women’s Voices in Poetry Panel chaired by Robyn Marsack, featuring: Sasha Dugdale, Fiona Sampson, Dorothy McMillan (SPL) 12.00-13.00: ‘How oft, when thou, my music, music playst’ Don Paterson on the poetry of music and the music of poetry (SPL) 13.00-15.00: Lunch/Social: Polish Buffet and work from Translation Workshop (SPL) 15.00-16.00: ‘There is no happiness like mine. / I have been eating poetry.’ Tim Dee on Poetry Please & what’s popular in poetry with audience questions/contributions (SPL) 16.30-18.00: SRB Debate – Poetry: Who’s Speaking? Who’s Listening? (SPL) “A largeness has vanished from poetic discourse and poetic authority.“ Michael Robbins, Poetry Foundation Podcast May 2014 (poetryfoundation.org/features/audioitem/4656) Chair: Alan Taylor (Scottish Review of Books), featuring Thomas Lux, Maciej Woźniak, Tim Dee, Sasha Dugdale, Fiona Sampson, Alan Gillis (SPL) 18.00-18.30 snacks (venue tbc) 19:00-20:30: Performance: Don Paterson and MacGillivray with Drinks Reception (venue tbc) Sunday: 10.30-11.00: Continental breakfast (SPL) 11.00-12.00: Closing readings by Sasha Dugdale and Maciej Woźniak (SPL) 12.00-12.30: Thank you and closing remarks by Robyn Marsack, SPL Director with audience contributions (SPL)
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