Readings
StAnza programmes a wide selection of readings throughout each festival: main stage readings in The Byre, teatime readings in Parliament Hall and others with their own identity. In 2008 Voices of Scotland highlighted Scots Language poets, Gaelic poets (reading in the original and in translation) and Scottish poets writing in English; Showcase readings gave a dedicated platform to poets connected with specific publications, awards or other countries; while the Poetry & Conflict reading launched this particular festival theme. An innovation for 2008, Round Table Readings offered the opportunity to encounter poetry in a very different way; the poet joined a very limited audience in an intimate venue to read poems, comment and chat – big name poets but no big stage. Also new in 2008, The Glasgow Scene highlighted poets associated with that city’s vibrant and expanding poetry scene, others of whom appeared across the festival programme.
Thu 13 March | Reading: Poetry & Conflict
Sarah Maguire, Brian Turner
Parliament Hall, South Street
Thu 13 March | Reading
Tom Leonard, Annie Freud
Parliament Hall, South Street
Thu 13 March | Reading
John Burnside, Penelope Shuttle
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Fri 14 March | Showcase: Eric Gregory Award winners
Rachel Curzon, Miriam Gamble, Michael McKimm, Helen Mort, Jack Underwood
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Fri 14 March | Reading
Matthew Hollis, Jane Duran
Parliament Hall, South Street
Fri 14 March | Reading
August Kleinzahler, Tess Gallagher
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Sat 15 March | Round Table Reading
August Kleinzahler
St Mary's Hall, St Mary’s Quad, South Street
Sat 15 March | Voices of Scotland: Gaelic & English
Kevin MacNeil, Sally Evans
The Undercroft, St John's House, South Street
Sat 15 March | The Glasgow Scene
A B Jackson, Alexander Hutchison
The Undercroft, St John's House, South Street
Sat 15 March | Reading
Michael Schmidt, Alison Brackenbury
Parliament Hall, South Street
Sat 15 March | Reading & In Conversation
Kenneth White reading & talking to Drew Clegg
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Sun 16 March | Round Table Reading
James Fenton
St Mary's Hall, St Mary’s Quad, South Street
Sun 16 March | The Glasgow Scene
Magi Gibson, Cheryl Follon
The Undercroft, St John's House, South Street
Sun 16 March | Discussion & Readings: Poetry Pamphlets
Chair: Tessa Ransford
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Sun 16 March | Voices of Scotland: Shetlandic & English
Robert Alan Jamieson, Ken Cockburn
The Undercroft, St John's House, South Street
Sun 16 March | Reading
James Fenton, Adrian Mitchell
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium