As a literary festival that celebrates artists attuned to the world around them, we resist the normalisation of oppression, occupation, and the systemic violation of human rights and international law....
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Warp and Weft: a tapestry of poetry aims to weave together ideas, voices and experiences to inspire discussion and creativity. That's why diving into Africa Writes' 2023 theme, Intangible Heritage,...
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We are so excited to watch Mouna Ouafik and Soukaina Habiballah weave their ideas into our poetic tapestry at StAnza 2024. Performing across the weekend as part of their first-ever…
We are so excited to watch Mouna Ouafik and Soukaina Habiballah weave their ideas into our poetic tapestry at StAnza 2024. Performing across the weekend as part of their first-ever...
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We are delighted to announce Ryan Van Winkle will be joining StAnza as our new Artistic Director. An established figure within the poetry community, Ryan has created poetry across multiple…
After two years with StAnza, Artistic Director Lucy Burnett leaves us for new pastures. The Board would like to thank Lucy for her vision and commitment to the festival during…
“The muttering of a mystic waterfall is a gutter bubbling over The falling of a fresh bedsheet is the sky I am under…” The above lines are from my attempt…
In the session, ‘Verse Novels’, William Letford remarks on how conversations with his sister inspired his yet untitled work-in-progress book about a working-class family using a forest garden to survive…
Can’t wait for StAnza 2022? We’re absolutely thrilled that poet and translator Jenny Lewis has agreed to be our guest blogger this year. Jenny will be blogging for Carcanet about…
Join us on 16 December on Zoom as we launch ’Beyond Any Curtain’, an e-book of translations and creative versions to come out of a collaborative project between Scotland and…
November’s almost upon us, and that means one thing: Book Week Scotland! We’re thrilled to be running a free but ticketed BWS event with poet Lisa Fannen on 20 November…
