Wednesday 16 March
Wed 16 March | Festival & Exhibitions Launch
Special guest Tom Morton launches the festival with a taster of poetry and music
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer
Wed 16 March | Poetry Theatre
Poetic Interventions
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Foyers
Wed 16 March | Pre-Concert Discussion
Dr. Michael Downes in conversation with Lyell Cresswell
The Younger Hall, North Street
Wed 16 March | Concert
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra celebrates verse in music
The Younger Hall, North Street
Wed 16 March | The Golden Hour
A lively programme of poetry and music with Ryan Van Winkle and guests.
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Bar & Bistro
Wed 16 March | The Inklight Poets
Student poetry showcase
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Bar & Bistro
Thursday 17 March
Thu 17 March | Poetry Walk: Flora and Fauna
Encounter verse around town: led by Brian Johnstone
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Theatre Garden
(Dependent on fair weather, please check with the StAnza desk)
Thu 17 March | McTaggart's Scottish Shorelines
David Kinloch: a workshop responding to William McTaggart paintings
Public Library Meeting Room, Church Square
Thu 17 March | Inspire Session
A brief session to prompt your own creativity
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer
Thu 17 March | Border Crossings
Reading: Dawn Wood and Matt Merritt
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Thu 17 March | Past & Present
Kevin Young on Lucille Clifton, Stuart Kelly on Sir Walter Scott
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Thu 17 March | Poetry Café
Lunch & verse with Jo Bell
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Thu 17 March | Border Crossings
Reading: Alan MacGillivray, Adnan al-Sayegh with his translator Stephen Watts
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Thu 17 March | Krikri in Performance
A performance from Ghent’s innovative polypoetry collective
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Thu 17 March | The StAnza Lecture
Simonides and the War on Terror: Robert Crawford
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Thu 17 March | Round Table
Intimate Reading: Tom Pow
The Green Room, St Leonards Quad, South Street
Thu 17 March | Five O’Clock Verses
Reading: Natasha Trethewey, Brian Johnstone
Parliament Hall, South Street
Thu 17 March | Poetry Centre Stage
Reading: Fiona Sampson and Yang Lian with his translator, Brian Holton
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Thu 17 March | Poetry Café: Jazz Night at StAnza
Music from the Byre jazz session players with a spot for the occasional poem
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Bar & Bistro
Friday 18 March
Fri 18 March | Poetry Café for Breakfast: The Authorised Version
Fiona Sampson, Diana Hendry, David Brown and Katherine R. Cooper discuss the poetry of the King James Authorised Bible
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Fri 18 March | Inspire Session
A brief session to prompt your own creativity
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer
Fri 18 March | Clocks & Calendars
Penelope Shuttle: A workshop on Personal Calendars & Clocks
Public Library Meeting Room, Church Square
Fri 18 March | Past & Present
Rab Wilson on Joe Corrie, Yang Lian and Brian Holton on Harvey Holton
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Fri 18 March | Border Crossings
Reading: Gawain Douglas, David Robakidze
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Fri 18 March | Round Table
Intimate Reading: Paul Farley
Fraser East, South Street
Fri 18 March | New Poets Showcase
Showcase with Ellen Cranitch, Claire Askew, Sarah Howe, Phil Najemy
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Fri 18 March | Poetry Café
Enjoy lunch and verses with Bob Holman
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Fri 18 March | Border Crossings
Reading: Maoilios Caimbeul, Mark O. Goodwin
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Fri 18 March | Past & Present
Marilyn Hacker on Muriel Rukeyser and Tom Petsinis on A. E. Housman
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Fri 18 March | Finding the Seam
A screening of Rab Wilson’s new film
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Fri 18 March | Round Table
Intimate reading: John Burnside
The Green Room, St Leonards Quad, South Street
Fri 18 March | Five O’Clock Verses
Reading: Tom Petsinis, Kevin Young
Parliament Hall, South Street
Fri 18 - Sat 19 March | Poetry Café: Quiet Open Mic
An early evening open mic
Zest Juicing and Coffee Bar, South Street
Fri 18 March | Poetry Centre Stage
Reading: Marilyn Hacker, Paul Farley
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Fri 18 March | Poetry Café: Risk A Verse
Open Mic with MC, Jim Carruth
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Bar & Bistro
Saturday 19 March
Sat 19 March | Poetry Café for Breakfast
Hugh McMillan, Anna Robinson, Anna Woodford, Kevin Young will look at history and poetry
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Sat 19 March | The Fatrasie: Ancient Nonsense, Modern Lyric
Claire Crowther: A Workshop on The Fatrasie
Public Library Meeting Room, Church Square
Sat 19 March | Border Crossings
Reading: Rab Wilson, George Nakhutsrishvili
The Undercroft, St John's House, South Street
Sat 19 March | Round Table
Reading: Maoilios Caimbeul reads Sorley MacLean
St Mary's Hall, St Mary’s Quad, South Street
Sat 19 March | Wriggle & Roar
Children’s Show: Wriggle & Roar with Julia Donaldson
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Sat 19 March | Oscar Wilde & the Black Douglas
Gawain Douglas talks about Oscar Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas and family histories
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Sat 19 March | Poetry Theatre
Poetic Interventions
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Foyers
Sat 19 March | Poets Market
Presses big and small, pamphlets, magazines, curated by Alan Gay
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Sat 19 March | New Writing North Showcase
Showcase event with Sophie F. Baker, Stevie Ronnie, Degna Stone, Anna Woodford
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Sat 19 March | Poetry Café
Enjoy lunch & poetry with Hugh McMillan
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Sat 19 March | The Four Quartets
T. S. Eliot's seminal work performed by Gawain Douglas, with musical interventions
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Sat 19 March | Past & Present
Helena Nelson on Ruth Pitter, Carrie Etter on Barbara Guest
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Sat 19 March | Border Crossings
Reading: Anna Robinson, A. C. Clarke
The Undercroft, St John's House, South Street
Sat 19 March | In Conversation
James McGonigal talks to Robyn Marsack
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Sat 19 March | Inspire Session
A brief session to prompt your own creativity
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer
Sat 19 March | Exhibitions Tour
A guided tour of StAnza 2011 exhibitions led by Jean Johnstone
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer
Sat 19 March | Round Table
Jila Peacock reads Hafez
St Mary's Hall, St Mary’s Quad, South Street
Sat 19 March | Five O’Clock Verses
Reading: Durs Grünbein with Don Paterson, Helena Nelson
Parliament Hall, South Street
Sat 19 March | Poetry Theatre
Poetic Interventions
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Foyers
Sat 19 March | Imprisoned Poets
Readings of poems by imprisoned poets, presented by Scottish PEN.
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Conference Room
Sat 19 March | Poetry Centre Stage
Reading: Selima Hill, Philip Gross
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Sat 19 March | StAnza Slam – New York Style
With MC, Bob Holman
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Sunday 20 March
Sun 20 March | Poetry Café for Breakfast
Kevin MacNeil, Don Paterson, Tom Petsinis, Lidija Šimkutė discuss translations and versions
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Sun 20 March | The StAnza Masterclass
Led by Ciaran Carson
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Sun 20 March | Border Crossings
Reading: Carrie Etter, Antonella Anedda
The Undercroft, St John's House, South Street
Sun 20 March | Past & Present
Brian Johnstone on Norman MacCaig and Kevin Williamson on Angus Calder
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Sun 20 March | Poetry Theatre
Poetic Interventions
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Foyers
Sun 20 March | Poetry Café
Enjoy lunch and verses with Jenny Lindsay
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Sun 20 March | Border Crossings
Reading: Emily Ballou, Katrina Naomi
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Sun 20 March | Border Crossings
Reading: Lidjia Šimkutė, Kevin Williamson
The Undercroft, St John's House, South Street
Sun 20 March | Old English Now and Then
Chris Jones considers how modern poets use old English
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Sun 20 March | Off the Road to Everywhere
Philip Gross reading for children and adults
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Sun 20 March | Being Human
Neil Astley and friends read selections from the new Bloodaxe anthology
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Sun 20 March | Poetry in Concert
Music and poetry in this Sorley MacLean tribute event with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, soprano Lesley-Jane Rogers, soloists Alison Mitchell and Jane Atkins, the University of St Andrews Chamber Orchestra and Maoilios Caimbeul
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Sun 20 March | Round Table
Reading: Ciaran Carson
St Mary's Hall, St Mary’s Quad, South Street
Sun 20 March | The Lost Makar - Roull of Corstorphin
Music and verse with Stewart Conn and John Sampson
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Sun 20 March | Poetry Theatre
Poetic Interventions
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Foyers
Sun 20 March | Not in My Name
Kevin Williamson on the poems Burns did not publish
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Conference Room
Sun 20 March | Poetry Centre Stage
Reading: Douglas Dunn, Ciaran Carson
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Sun 20 March | Festival Finale
Traditional music from Lurach
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Bar & Bistro
Exhibitions, Films and Installations
Tue 01 - Tue 29 March | The Audience
A graphic response to last year’s festival by Jay Bernard
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Bar & Bistro
Tue 01 - Tue 29 March | A Thousand Sails
Catriona Taylor responds to Sorley MacLean’s legacy in image and sculpture
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Foyers
(Also at The Trust Museum, North Street, from Thu 17 - Sun 20 March, 2 pm - 5 pm weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm weekend)
Wed 16 - Sun 20 March | Children’s Poetry Competition Display
Winning Junior Poets from Fife Schools
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer
Wed 16 - Sun 20 March | Grove
Semi-permanent text interventions
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Foyers
Wed 16 - Sun 20 March | Poetry Loops
Loop showing of films by Catriona Taylor, John Siddique, Stevie Ronnie, Alastair Cook, David J Delaney, Martin Belk, Kenny Munro, Poetry Beyond Text and Mosaici
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Conference Room
Thu 17 - Sun 20 March | Only Project
Occasional selected digital poetry and photography
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Foyers
Thu 17 - Sun 20 March | Scottish PEN’s Empty Chair
The Inspiration of Scottish PEN, the Empty Chair symbolises writers around the world who are denied a voice.
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Thu 17 - Sun 20 March | The Tongue of the Hidden
Animation Film by Jila Peacock
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Foyer/FCA&C
Thu 17 - Sun 20 March | Knit a Poem
Knitted verses
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Main Hall
2.00pm-5.00pm on Thursday, 10.00am-5.00pm Fri-Sun
Thu 17 - Sun 20 March | Ten Poems of Hafez
Persian calligraphic shape poems from Jila Peacock’s hand-made Artist Book
The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Foyer/FCA&C
Thu 17 - Sun 20 March | The Secret Loves of Objects, Part II: Timepiece
A series of audio/visual installations exploring the voices of objects
The Trust Museum, North Street
2.00-5.00pm weekdays, 10.00am-5.00pm weekend
Thu 17 - Sun 20 March | In Black and White
From first sketches to finished print: Roncadora Press
The Trust Museum, North Street
2.00-5.00pm weekdays, 10.00am-5.00pm weekend
Thu 17 - Sun 20 March | Small
Tiny artists’ books by poets and artists working in Scotland
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer
Thu 17 - Sun 20 March | Gaelic Riches
From the Scottish Poetry Library’s extensive collection
Public Library Meeting Room, Church Square
Sat 19 March | Tagore’s Poetry Boat
Created and painted in Bengal, inscribed with Rabindranath Tagore’s poem Sonar Tari (Golden Boat)
Public Library Meeting Room, Church Square
Glossary
Tha an tachartas seo na phàirt de fhòcas Gàidhlig na bliadhna sa: This event is part of this year’s Gaelic focus.