On the eve of Edinburgh’s inaugural international poetry festival, we’re thrilled to share a guest blog post by Julia Sorensen, communications manager at Push the Boat Out. There is a…
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First of all, a very happy National Poetry Day from all at StAnza! We hope that you will all find five minutes in your busy schedules to read or write…
StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, is looking for a proactive and engaged freelance project manager with experience of working with young people in the arts. Join us to help deliver…
Join our team! Looking for a career in the arts, or know anyone who might be? StAnza currently has two trainee positions open for applications. These are run through the…
We are delighted to announce a celebration concert in honour of the late Brian Johnstone, renowned poet and former director of the StAnza, organised by Jean Johnstone. The concert will…
LB – I guess it’s more the angle I plan to take on things, rather than different things, necessarily. More of an exploratory turn. Viewing poetry as dynamic, and shifting….
Jamie resists being labelled an environmental / nature poet, as she rightly resists many labels! But it’s certainly the case that the environment and a commitment to the more-than-human world…
StAnza is thrilled to announce the appointment of four new Trustees to our Board, following a successful open-recruitment call. We also wish to take the chance to thank our outgoing…
Over the course of the past 18 months, many of us have come to appreciate our relationship with the natural world more than ever. During this outdoor reading in the…
A guest blog post by Bill Herbert, of the Dundee Renga — who StAnza collaborated with in February to create a crowd-sourced renga. 1. Jo (How it all began) i….
]We have learned with much sadness of the death this week of Brian Johnstone. He was one of StAnza’s founders and a major figure in this organisation’s history, as well…
StAnza, Scotland’s unique international poetry festival, is looking for new members to join the Board of Trustees. Having delivered a very successful online festival this year, StAnza is at an…
