DIARY
2022
FEBRUARY
Wednesday 2nd:
Workshop, The Quickening Word
2-4pm GMT on Zoom.
Full details and how to book, here.
MARCH
Friday 18th:
Workshop, Sigils: crafting with intention
2-4pm GMT on Zoom.
Full details and how to book, here.
APRIL
Wednesday 27th:
Screening, premiere: North East Fife Life
7.00pm Byre Theatre, St Andrews. Tickets £5, booking required.
Following an appointed programme of writing workshops led by RS, a screening of filmed monologues written by members of the Byre Writers and NE Fife community participants. Proceeds to support Byre Writers, St Andrews Play Club and North East Fife Community Hub.
Saturday 30th:
Workshop, The Akashic Garden
2-4pm GMT on Zoom.
Full details and how to book, here.
MAY
Sunday 22nd:
Birnam Book Festival at the Corbenic Poetry Path - RS reading. 3pm start.
Details and booking here.
JUNE
Saturday 11th:
Platform Poetry - Ceres Inn, Ceres, Fife: 2pm start (to 4pm). £7 / £5
Poets RS and Lindsay Macgregor reading, music from Mistral.
To book, contact beth.mcdonough2@virginmedia.com
While the rest of the year continues to take shape, here are a few highlights from 2021 to look back on:
2021 (past events)
February: The Art of Energy
Virtual exhibition to launch the Centre for Energy Ethics, University of St Andrews. A selection of poems from RS's pamphlet collection Rough Currency featured in the exhibition, and was awarded 2nd prize in the inaugural Art of Energy Award. The Exhibition was extended to remain open throughout 2021, to mark COP26 taking place in Glasgow in November.
March: StAnza Poetry Festival
Online. THIS - the digital interactive poetry reading by RS + Steve Smart, commissioned by StAnza and Book Week Scotland; showed throughout March.
April: Soutar Festival of Words
Special filmed reading of Alexander Hutchison's poem Everything.
June: Rough Currency launch
Online launch event for Rough Currency, with readings and discussion.
July: KIOSK - at An Lanntair (Stornoway)
Until 21 Aug, physical exhibition plus online content. RS's visual poetry work Notes for a Traveller.
November: Circles, Cycles, Currency and Breath
Poetry workshop at AK Bell Library, Perth; to mark COP26.
Shape / Shift: concrete poetry in action
Poetry workshop at the Byre Theatre, St Andrews, with the Centre for Energy Ethics.
Poetry & Power
An evening of poetry readings with RS, Garry MacKenzie, and John Bolland. Byre Theatre, St Andrews; hosted by the Centre for Energy Ethics to mark COP26.