The Heights of Poetry
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1-5 Ma rch 2017 | St And re ws
On the Road
Introduction
Box Office
Welcome to StAnza 2017. Here is just a snapshot of what is on the programme of our 20th annual festival:
StAnza Box Office:
• For our opening night, in Roll Over Atlantic, John Agard offers a show mixing verse and song with the subversive tides of cabaret and calypso • A celebration of poetry from around the world – France, Australia, Iceland, Syria, Spain, South Africa, Luxembourg, the USA and more • Headliners include Alice Oswald, Vahni Capildeo, Jacques Darras, Elaine Feinstein, Jackie Kay, Robert Crawford, Kathleen Jamie, Sasha Dugdale and Joan Margarit • Themes: The Heights of Poetry and On the Road • Spotlights on French-language poetry and History and Heritage • Hamish Brown and Jim Crumley in conversation •
Workshops from Helen Mort, Valerie Gillies, Patience Agbabi, Marjorie Lotfi Gill and more, plus a Sarah Howe Masterclass, the StAnza Slam, open mics, and Inspire and Musings@MUSA sessions to get you writing
• Exhibitions, installations, film and music • Lively lunchtime Poetry Café sessions • Our vibrant festival hub, a place to relax, meet old friends and make new ones over coffee or drinks Eleanor Livingstone Festival Director 2
Tickets
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9LA, Scotland tel: 01334 475000 email: boxoffice@stanzapoetry.org www.byretheatre.com
In person: from Mon to Sat, 10:00-16:30 plus daily 10:00-20:00 during the festival Online: www.stanzapoetry.org By phone: payment by credit or debit card By post: ask at Box Office Concession prices: available to senior citizens, school pupils, students and people registered as disabled or unemployed Families: family tickets for children’s events admit up to 4 people (must include at least 1 child and no more than 2 adults) Early bird discount: 25% off all tickets (full price or concession) purchased before 1 February 2017 Bulk purchase: 25% off tickets bought for 10 or more events Disclaimer: please note, special discounts are not applicable along with any other discount offer Events: please arrive at events on time: out of consideration for participants and audience, latecomers are admitted only at our discretion Free events: for free events, just turn up; all exhibitions are free Children’s events: unaccompanied children cannot be admitted
Information
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Foyer Stalls
Festival Desk: The festival desk operates a message board, provides answers to all your festival enquiries, gives directions to venues and supplies town maps and guides, bus and train timetables and contacts for the local taxi operators. Poetry Bookstalls: J&G Innes Ltd, 107 South Street, are StAnza booksellers for 2017 and have a wide range of books by festival poets in stock. A bookstall will be available at readings and will operate in the Byre Theatre Level 2 Foyer in the evenings.
Workshops, Masterclasses & Slam
Workshops: These are participant-only events, open to 16 persons maximum, who will have the opportunity to work directly with the poet. Masterclass: This is open to the public to listen or take part in discussion. Poems for inclusion must be submitted in advance. Submitting: A ticket for the masterclass must be purchased prior to submitting any work. To be considered for inclusion, send a poem of up to 35 lines to the email address below. We are particularly interested in poems which engage with either of this year's festival themes (On the Road and The Heights of Poetry). Each submission must quote the reference number on the event ticket and include the date of the masterclass plus a note of the entrant’s name, email address and/or phone number. Email your poem in a single Word or RTF attachment to works@stanzapoetry.org. Poems must arrive no later than 13 February. Slam: To take part, email the entrant’s name, email address and/or phone number to works@stanzapoetry.org by 19 February. Please note that places are limited.
Photo Credits: Mary McCartney, Kate Mount, François M. Norris, Hayley Madden, Winta Yohannes, Aisha Farr, Mariona Ribalta, Robert Twigger Artworks by Hilke MacIntyre, Artist in Residence StAnza 2016/17 macintyre-art.com Programme Design: Levenmouth Printers
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Tuesday 28 February
Enjoy various recurring events
Lines of Ascent: workshop with Helen Mort » £30/£25 A workshop on mountain metaphors and imaginary summits
FREE unless otherwise indicated
Inspire Sessions
10:30–15:30 | Venue as per ticket
From the Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Festival Desk Brief sessions during the festival to prompt creativity
Wednesday 1 March
Thursday & Friday 10:30–11:15 Saturday 15:30–16:15
In partnership with Fraser Gallery, St Andrews Museum & the British Golf Museum
Musings@MUSA
At MUSA, 7a The Scores Thursday – Saturday Brief sessions during the festival to prompt creativity
14:00–16:30 | MUSA, 7a The Scores
In partnership with MUSA (the Museum of the University of St Andrews). Supported by EventScotland and part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017
Drop in anytime at MUSA between 12:00–16:00
In partnership with MUSA (the Museum of the University of St Andrews)
Poetry Theatre
Around the Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Foyers One–to–one bespoke performances from our strolling players Wednesday 17:30–18:15 Sunday 12:00–14:00 and 18:15–19:15 In partnership with LitSoc & Inklight
Poetry Tattoos
2017 Festival & Exhibitions Launch » free Our special guest Sheena Wellington launches the festival with a taster of poetry and music from St Andrews University Scholarship Brass Ensemble 18:30–19:10 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer
Roll Over Atlantic » £9.50/£7.50 The tale of Christopher Columbus re-imagined in verse and song
Make your own body poetry – available at the festival desk
Poets and Artists in Residence around the festival and town
19:30–21:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Including Christodoulos Makris and Aurélia Lassaque
Savoy Afternoon Tea at Fairmont St Andrews »
Beyond the Atlas » £7.00 A half-day workshop at MUSA with Valerie Gillies Find inspiration in worlds far removed in time and place
Poetry Café: Music from St Leonards Folk Band » £25
With menu featuring Zephyr, a commissioned poem by Dawn Wood
In partnership with St Leonards School
Plus this year’s festival postscript Centre for Poetic Innovation Research Workshop »
The Inklight Poets » Lively performances from the cream of the next generation of writers
Post-StAnza research workshops on sound in poetry 6 and 7 March | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre In association with the Centre for Poetic Innovation
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free
21.00–21.45 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Café Bar
21:45–23:30 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Café Bar In partnership with Inklight
free
Thursday 2 March Poetry Walk: Journeys » free Encounter verse around town with Julia Prescott and Barbara Davey
The StAnza Lecture: The Beasts & The Animals » £4.50/£3.50 Translation, language and war: Sasha Dugdale’s lecture for 2017
10:00–11:15 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Theatre Garden
Past and Present Special » free/ticketed A rare encounter with treasures from Special Collections
Making Writing Inspired » £6.00 A creative writing workshop led by Eddie Small drawing on D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's life, times and legacy 10:30–12:30 | Public Library, Church Square – Meeting Room In partnership with On at Fife Libraries Arts, Museums & Archives, the University of St Andrews Special Collections and the University of Dundee Museum Services
Border Crossings » £4.00/£3.00 Reading: David Wilson, Janette Ayachi Poetry about travel and climbing for our first Border Crossing of 2017 11:30–12:30 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Poetry Café: Katherine McMahon, Stephen Watt » £6.50/£5.00 Lunch and spoken word from the pick of the Scottish scene 13:00–13:50 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre Supported by Stuart’s Bakers and Butchers
Border Crossings » £4.00/£3.00 Reading: Maram Al-Massri, Paul Stephenson Poets reading work influenced by places they have left behind 14:15–15:15 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room Supported by Kincaple Stables Cottages
Past & Present » £4.00/£3.00 Alice Oswald on Homer, the father of the Western canon Neil McLennan on Wilfred Owen and the war poets in Edinburgh 14:15–15:15 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber Supported by EventScotland and part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017
15:30–16:30 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
15:30–16:30 | Martyrs Kirk, North Street – Napier Room In partnership with the University of St Andrews Library Special Collections
Five O’Clock Verses » £6.00/£4.00 Reading: Joan Margarit, A.B. Jackson Two prize-winning poets make a welcome return to StAnza; also taking part is translator Anna Crowe 17:00–18:00 | Parliament Hall, South Street In partnership with Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts
Poet on the Road: Rebecca Sharp » A poet shares her experiences of taking part in an overseas festival
free
19:00–19:30 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Conference Room
Poetry Centre Stage » £9.50/£7.50 Readings: 20:00 – Robert Crawford; 21:00 – Alice Oswald Two major poets read: Robert Crawford is an acclaimed poet and biographer; Alice Oswald has been cited as our greatest living poet. 20:00–22:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium Supported by the School of English, St Andrews University
Jazz Night at StAnza » free Jazz jam session with a spot for the occasional poem 22:00–23:30 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Café Bar 5
Friday 3 March Breakfast at the Poetry Café: The Heights of Poetry » £4.50/£3.50 How mountainous landscapes inform poetry and how poetry can aim high, with Mark Goodwin, Norman Bissell, Elodie Laügt and Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir 10:00–11:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre In partnership with the Centre for Poetic Innovation. Supported by Fisher & Donaldson, The List and EventScotland, and part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017
Meet the Artist » free Meet Robin Gillanders, the artist behind A Lover’s Complaint 12:30–13:00 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – FCA&C Foyer In partnership with Fife Contemporary Art and Craft
House of Three Showcase » £4.00/£3.00 Readings from Marjorie Lotfi Gill, Nalini Paul, Iona Lee, three poets published by a new Scottish poetry press
What would you take with you? » £6.00 A workshop on belonging and journeying with Marjorie Lotfi Gill
13:00–14:00 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
10:15–12:15 | Public Library, Church Square – Meeting Room
Poetry Café: Sibusiso Conelius Simelane » £6.50/£5.00 Lunch and powerful poetry from a major talent from South Africa
In partnership with On at Fife Libraries Arts, Museums & Archives
Border Crossings » £4.00/£3.00 Reading: James McGonigal, Mark Goodwin Two wide-ranging writers share a stage and their poetry 11:30–12:30 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Making a Living as a Poet » £4.00/£3.00 Join the Society of Authors’ discussion on how to make poetry pay 11:30–12:30 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber In partnership with the Society of Authors
Round Table: Thomas A. Clark » £6.00/£4.00 A chance to hear a leading poet in intimate surroundings 11.30–12.15 | Fraser Gallery, South Street In partnership with Fraser Gallery
In partnership with House of Three
13:00–13:50 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre Supported by Stuart’s Bakers and Butchers
Border Crossings » £4.00/£3.00 Reading: Norman Bissell, Kayo Chingonyi Poets from Scotland and Zambia connect with our festival themes 14:15–15:15 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Supported by EventScotland and part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017
Past & Present » £4.00/£3.00 Stewart Conn on Muriel Spark Emmanuelle Lacore-Martin on Mary, Queen of Scots Thoughts on the poetry of two famous Scottish women 14:15–15:15 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber Supported by EventScotland and part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017
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Poems Aloud: University Library Recitation Competition » free Listen as judges choose the best recitation or performance of a published poem 15:30–16:30 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium In partnership with St Andrews University Library
Poetry in Performance » £5.00/£4.00 Pushing the boundaries of poetry with Sabine Macher and Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir, dynamic performers from France and Iceland 15:30–16:30 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre In partnership with the Centre for Poetic Innovation
Meet the Artist » free A chance to meet poets from the Sightlines exhibition project 15:45–16:30 | Public Library, Church Square – Meeting Room In partnership with On at Fife Libraries Arts, Museums & Archives and Words on Canvas
Round Table: Jackie Kay » £6.00/£4.00 A rare opportunity to enjoy an intimate session with Scotland’s Makar 15:45–16:30 | The Albany Hotel, North Street In partnership with The Albany Hotel
Jackie Kay
Alice Oswald
Five O’Clock Verses » £6.00/£4.00 Reading: Aurélia Lassaque, Sasha Dugdale A poet and singer from France reads with this year’s StAnza lecturer 17:00–18:00 | Parliament Hall, South Street
In association with the Scottish Poetry Library and Literature Across Frontiers as part of the Literary Europe Live project supported by Creative Europe
Quiet Open Mic » Relax and unwind at this early evening open mic
free
18:15–19:15 | Zest Juicing and Coffee Bar, South Street In partnership with Zest
Poetry Centre Stage » £9.50/£7.50 Readings: 20:00 – Jacques Darras; 21:00 – Kathleen Jamie A double bill presenting two major writers, 2016’s Scottish Book of the Year winner and a pre-eminent French poet, essayist and translator 20:00–22:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium Supported by the School of English, St Andrews University
Risk A Verse » free Open Mic with MC Andy Jackson. Join in or listen and enjoy 22:15–23:30 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Café Bar
John Agard
Vahni Capildeo
Saturday 4 March Breakfast at the Poetry Café: On the Road » £4.50/£3.50 Michelle Cahill, Matthew Caley, R.A. Villanueva and David Evans discuss poetry, travel and journeys both literal and metaphorical
Round Table: Vahni Capildeo »
£6.00/£4.00
11:30–12:15 | The Green Room, St Leonards School, South Street Supported by St Leonards
10:00–11:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Mr. Colombet, the Sommelier of Poetry » One to one encounters with poetry, à la Française
Supported by Fisher & Donaldson, The Scotsman and the Australia Council
12:00–14:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 1 & 2 Foyers
Poetry on the Move: Harry Giles and Katherine McMahon » free Get your poetry kicks on route A91 from poets on the road
Workshop: The Appointed Hour » free On collaboration and location, led by Roderick Manson
10:00–12:30 | St Andrews and Dundee Bus Stations
12:00–16:00 | The Town Hall – Upper Foyer, and about town Email stanza@stanzapoetry.org to take part
In association with Stagecoach East and supported by the Scottish Book Trust Live Literature programme
To Love A Country and Be Forced to Leave » £6.00 A workshop on movement and migration with poet Patience Agbabi
free
Thanks to Historic Scotland, The British Golf Museum, MUSA, St Andrews Preservation Trust, J & G Innes and St Andrews Library
10:30–12:30 | Public Library, Church Square – Meeting Room
Poetry Market » free Poetry presses and stalls galore with something for everyone
In partnership with On at Fife Libraries Arts, Museums & Archives
12:00–16:00 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Meet the Artist: Christodoulos Makris» free StAnza’s digital poet in residence for 2017 presents his work
Meet the Artist » free Meet poets whose work features in the After Hugh Miller installation
11:00–11:45 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Conference Room
Past & Present » £4.00/£3.00 Jackie Kay on Nan Shepherd; Michelle Cahill on Judith Wright Two writers who were ahead of their time from Scotland and New Zealand 11:30–12:30 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Through their support for Michelle Cahill's travel to Scotland, this project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Supported by EventScotland and part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017
Border Crossings » £4.00/£3.00 ¸ Reading: Aonghas MacNeacail, Jean Portante, Zoë Skoulding Join us for poetry in Gaelic and French, and in English translation 11:30–12:30 | The Undercroft, St John's House, South Street 8
12:15–13:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Conference Room In association with Edinburgh Geological Society, St Andrews University Geobus, the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics, Our Dynamic Earth, Lochaber Geopark and the Friends of Hugh Miller
Poetry Café: Paula Varjack » £6.50/£5.00 Spice up your lunch with poetry from a dynamic performer 13:00–13:50 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre Supported by Stuart’s Bakers and Butchers
Translation Showcase » £4.00/£3.00 Vicki Feaver, Aurélia Lassaque, Michel Cassir and Tessa Berring read their new translations in English and French 13:00–14:00 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber In association with the Scottish Poetry Library and Literature Across Frontiers as part of the Literary Europe Live project supported by Creative Europe
Meet the Artist » free Meet Hilke MacIntyre, the artist behind the Rhythm & Line exhibition 14:00–15:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Café Bar
Border Crossings » £4.00/£3.00 Reading: Matthew Caley, R.A. Villanueva Two poets whose writing travels in time or place 14:15–15:15 | The Undercroft, St John's House – South Street
Past & Present » £4.00/£3.00 Aonghas MacNeacaill on Neruda; James Robertson on Hugh Miller Travel from the Heights of Macchu Picchu to the Scottish Highlands
Five O’Clock Verses » £6.00/£4.00 Reading: Patience Agbabi, Jim Carruth Two poets who combine the best of page poetry and performance 17:00–18:00 | Parliament Hall, South Street
Book Launch: New Boots and Pantisocracies » free Join co-editor Andy Jackson for the Scottish launch of a new anthology in which poetry engages with polemics 18:15–18:45 | J & G Innes, 107 South Street
In partnership with J & G Innes and New Boots and Pantisocracies
14:15–15:15 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber
Mr. Colombet, the Sommelier of Poetry » One to one encounters with poetry, à la Française
Quebec-UK Connexions: cinepoems » free Meet the artists behind this acclaimed filmpoem project between Scotland and Quebec (see also page 13)
Collective Reading » free Join us to read or listen at this year's collective reading
14:15–15:15 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Conference Room
In Conversation: Hamish Brown and Jim Crumley » £7.00/£5.00 Two well-known Scottish nature writers discuss poetry, travel and seeking high places 15:30–16:30 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium
Leasungspell with Bob Beagrie and friends » £5.00/£4.00 An Anglo-Saxon Fool's Tale journeys through the wilds of the Dark Ages 15:30–16:30 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Round Table: Vicki Feaver »
£6.00/£4.00
15:45–16:30 | The Green Room, St Leonards School, South Street Supported by St Leonards
The Appointed Hour: The Outcome» Readings from today's collaborative workshop
free
15:55–16:10 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
free
18:15–19:15 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 1 & 2 Foyers
18:55–19:05 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer
Imprisoned Poets Reading with Scottish PEN » free Patience Agbabi and Magi Gibson give short readings from the work of imprisoned poets, presented by Brian Johnstone 19:10–19:40 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre In partnership with Scottish PEN
Poetry Centre Stage » £9.50/£7.50 Readings: 20:00 – Sarah Howe; 21:00 – Jackie Kay Enjoy this double bill of poetry with a recent T.S. Eliot prize-winner, and Scotland’s popular new National Poet 20:00–22:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium Supported by the School of English, St Andrews University
The StAnza Slam hosted by Paula Varjack » £4.00/£3.00 Expect a roller-coaster evening of poetry and entertainment 22:15–23:55 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium To enter, see page 3
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Sunday 5 March Breakfast at the Poetry Café: Across Language » £4.50/£3.50 Aurélia Lassaque, Jacques Darras, Jean Portante and Zoë Skoulding discuss translating poetry with the spotlight on French 10:00–11:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre Supported by Fisher & Donaldson
The StAnza Masterclass: led by Sarah Howe » £5.00/£4.00 In-depth critique and comment on submitted poems plus discussion 11:15–12:45 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium See page 3 or online for submission details
Border Crossings » £4.00/£3.00 Reading: Katharine Towers, Vicki Husband Hear from two poets whose early collections dazzle and delight 11:30–12:30 | The Undercroft, St John's House, South Street
Here Come the Trolls! » £3.50/£2.50/£5.00 family Mischievous poetry for children with the ever lively Ron Butlin 12:00–13:00 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Supper Room
Meet the Artist » free Join William Hershaw, Fiona Morton and Hugh Bryden: the poet, artist and designer behind the Flying Heich exhibition 12:15–13:15 | The Preservation Trust Museum, North Street
In partnership with St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum and Roncadora Press
Clydebuilt Showcase » £4.00/£3.00 Claire Quigley, Mark Russell, Juana Adcock, Jane Bonnyman Hear four recent graduates of the Clydebuilt Apprenticeship Scheme 13:00–14:00 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Council Chamber In partnership with St Mungo’s Mirrorball
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Poetry Café: Steve Pottinger » £6.50/£5.00 An entertaining lunch with a poet of political passion and humour 13:00–13:50 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Workshop: Performance Poetry » free Workshop on performance led by two of the Loud Poets 13:00–15:30 | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens – Upper Foyer Email stanza@stanzapoetry.org to take part In partnership with Loud Poets
Border Crossings » £4.00/£3.00 Reading: Michelle Cahill, Tess Taylor Our final Border Crossing event features poets from Australia and the USA 14:15–15:15 | The Undercroft, St John's House, South Street
Through their support for Michelle Cahill's travel to Scotland, this project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Meet the Artist: Timothy Neat » free A chance to hear from the acclaimed writer, filmmaker and polymath 14:30–15:15 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Conference Room
Screening of Hallaig, by Timothy Neat » free This film captures Sorley MacLean’s poetry and landscape 15:30–16:45 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium Supported by EventScotland and part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017
A Tribute: Sandy Hutchison » free Celebrating the life and work of the great poet and friend to StAnza
Paula Varjack
Robert Crawford
Joan Margarit
Elaine Feinstein
Sarah Howe
Sibusiso Conelius Simelane
Jim Carruth
Kathleen Jamie
15:30–16:30 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Round Table: Elaine Feinstein » £6.00/£4.00 A special reading and discussion with the acclaimed Elaine Feinstein 15:45–16:30 | St Mary's Hall, St Mary’s Quad, South Street
Loud Poets at StAnza » £6.00/£4.00 Spoken word and music the Loud Poets' way – cover your ears! 17:00–18:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Studio Theatre
Poetry Centre Stage » £9.50/£7.50 Readings: 20:00 – Vahni Capildeo; 21:00 Elaine Feinstein A double bill of poetry from two award-winning poets, the latest Forward Prize winner and a former judge of the T.S. Eliot prize 20:00–22:00 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Auditorium Supported by the School of English, St Andrews University
Festival Finale » free The festival ends with a musical send-off from the Ekobirds. Come and party along with StAnza 22:00–23:30 | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Café Bar
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Exhibitions, Installations, Screenings & Projections Rhythm and Line – Hilke MacInytre » The festival and town en-fête seen at a sharp angle
Flying Heich – William Hershaw & Fiona Morton » A view from the air: linocuts in progress from Roncadora Press
Orcadians: Seven Impromptus – Simon Manfield » An artist responds to the work of the poet George Mackay Brown
In partnership with St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum and Roncadora Press
Supported by EventScotland and part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017
2 – 5 March | The Preservation Trust Museum, North Street – Garden
1 Feb – 5 March | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 1
7 Feb – 1 April | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 4 Gallery
An Roghainn/The Choice –Alastair Jackson & Kenneth Steven » A tribute to Sorley MacLean; photographic images and poetry 27 Feb – 5 March | J & G Innes Ltd, 107 South Street In partnership with J & G Innes
Labyrinth » Lose yourself, or find yourself, in St Andrews' new labyrinth 1 – 5 March | Kinburn Park, St Andrews
Created through a joint project between Fife Council Parks and Countryside, Fife Community Works Programme, St Andrews Quaker Meeting and Dundee Friends Property Trust. The area is maintained by Fife Council Parks, Streets and Open Spaces.
StAnza’s Back Pages » Looking back at 20 festivals offers a great excuse to reflect 1 – 5 March |The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer
Suspended by a line » Poetry gears up for a climb, scaling mountain metaphors on the way 1 – 5 March | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer In association with Of Things Not Seen, edited by Stuart B. Campbell
The Eternally Packed Suitcase: Lisa Matthews » An installation with poetry packed into the gaps
1 – 5 March | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Level 2 Foyer
A Lover’s Complaint – Robin Gillanders » A series of visual haiku in response to work by Henry Gough-Cooper 2 – 5 March | The Town Hall, Queens Gardens, FCA&C Foyer 12
2 – 5 March | The Preservation Trust Museum, North Street
Step Forward – Mark Goodwin » Sound-enhanced poetry finds echoes in the garden In partnership with St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum
The Corbenic Poetry Path at StAnza » Encounter works from the Corbenic Poetry Path
2 – 5 March | The Preservation Trust Museum, North Street – Garden In partnership with St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum and the Corbenic Poetry Path
The Remedies – Katharine Towers » In the Old Chemist’s Shop, poetry responds to Bach’s Flower Remedies 2 – 5 March | The Preservation Trust Museum, North Street In partnership with St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum
Sightlines – Words on Canvas » Ekphrastic poetry responds to new artwork at the festival 2 – 4 March | Public Library, Church Square – Meeting Room
In partnership with On at Fife Libraries Arts, Museums & Archives and Words on Canvas
Digital Projections the sea the sea » An installation and book by American poet Robert Lax 5 March – 30 April | Cairn Gallery, Pittenweem KY10 2PZ
Poetry Loops » Loop showings of Quebecois-Scottish fimpoems by Geneviève Gosselin-G., Jonathan Lamy, Rachel McCrum, and Calum Rodger
2 – 5 March | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Conference Room
1 – 5 March | Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Levels 1 & 2 Throughout the festival this range of new and diverse digital installations will be projected in rotation. A Mountain to Climb » Mountain poems from the Poetry Map of Scotland After Hugh Miller » Selected new poems responding to Hugh Miller’s legacy
In partnership with Quebec-UK Connexions, a collaborative project between the Scottish Poetry Library and the Maison de la Poesie (Montreal) funded by the Quebec Government and British Council Canada
In association with Edinburgh Geological Society, St Andrews University Geobus, the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics, Our Dynamic Earth, Lochaber Geopark and the Friends of Hugh Miller
The Scores » Poetry lifted off the page – a sound selection from The Scores journal
Untranslatable » New poems attempt the impossible in response to untranslatable words
In partnership with The Scores and supported by the School of English, St Andrews University
Beyond Souvenirs » Commissioned poems on ancient souvenirs of travel
2 – 5 March | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street
StAnza’s Listening Booth » Listen to the voices of French poets
2 – 5 March | The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street
GeoPoems » New poems from the GeoBus project work with schools In partnership with GeoBus and the Department of Earth Sciences, St Andrews University
In partnership with MUSA (the Museum of the University of St Andrews)
Resting on Almost: Maitreyabandhu » New poems responding to Cézanne paintings Browsing History: Christodoulos Makris » Where digital poetry meets Twitter bots Reusement: Jerome Fletcher » Digital text and image work based on a Java applet Hotelkamerverhalen: Bas Kwakman » Travels in poetry, and hotels visited on the road Published by De Arbeiderspers, 2017 Exhibitions/installations open during regular opening hours at Byre Theatre, J&G Innes & the Town Hall; also 13.00–17.00 Thurs–Sat at the Town Library except during events; and 11.00–17.00 at the Preservation Trust Museum
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John Burnside, Don Paterson, Robert Crawford, Peter Mackay, Emma Jones and Oli Hazzard www.st–andrews.ac.uk/english Small print: StAnza reserves the right to change or amend all or any events. StAnza reserves the right to refuse admission and not to admit late arrivals. Refunds cannot be given except in the case of cancellation of the event or of any of the participants. StAnza: Scotland's Poetry Festival is a private company limited by guarantee and registered under the Companies Acts, registered no. SC253342. It is recognised by the Inland Revenue as a Scottish Charity, charity no. SC 031789.
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Venue Locations 1 Byre Theatre 2 Fraser Gallery 3 St John’s Undercroft 4 Zest 5 Parliament Hall 6 St Mary’s Hall 7 Town Hall 8 Public Library 9 Martyrs Kirk 10 University Library 11 MUSA 12 The Albany 13 The Trust Museum 14 The Green Room B Booksellers, J&G Innes Disabled Access except as follows: the Town Hall and Public Library ground floor have lift and ramp access; St Mary’s Hall, The Green Room, St Leonards School, Fraser Gallery, The Albany Hotel and St John’s Undercroft all have a few steps into each venue; we regret that the Preservation Trust Museum and the gallery at J & G Innes are not accessible to wheelchair users.
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Tues 28th
Wed 1st
Thursday Walk
Workshop Helen Mort
Reading
Lines of Ascent
J Ayachi D Wilson
2nd .+. Inspire at 10:30 Workshop Eddie Small D'Arcy W Thomp
Poetry Café K McMahon S Watt
Workshop Valerie Gillies Beyond the Atlas
Poetry Café Theatre
Friday Breakfast Heights
3rd
What would you Making a take with Living Poet J McGonigal you? Soc of M Goodwin Authors Reading
Poetry Café SC Simelane
House of Three Showcase
Reading
P&P
Reading
M Al-Massri
Homer War Poets
N Bissell K Chingonyi
Special P&P
Poetry in P Macher & Round Asta Fanney Table Sigurðardót Jackie Kay
P.Stephenson
Lecture Sasha Dugdale
Saturday Poetry Breakfast Poetry on the road
Workshop M Inspire Lofti Gill Session Round Table T A Clark M/t Artist Gillanders
P&P Spark & Mary, Q of Scots
P&P N Shepherd J Wright Poetry Café Paula Varjack Reading M Caley RVillanueva
Poems Aloud Aloud MeetArtist Recitation Words on Comp Canvas
In Conv/ ersation H Brown J Crumley
Reading
Reading
Reading
AB Jackson J Margarit
A Lassaque S Dugdale
J Carruth P Agbabi
Open Mic
Festival Launch with S Wellington
Poet/Road Sharp
4th Worksh/p P Agbabi To love a Reading country … A Mac Neacail Mr J Portante Colombet Translation Showcase Quebec UK Cinefilms Leasungspell B Beagrie & friends
Sommelier of Poetry
P&P H Miller P Neruda
R Table Vahni Capildeo M Artist Hugh Miller
Harry Giles Katherine McMahon McMahon
Meet Artist C Makris Poetry Market
Workshop Roderick
Mt/Artist Hilke The Appointed MacIntyre Hour
Round Table V Feaver
App. Hour Perf. Tbc Inspire Session
Sunday Poetry Breakfast Across Language Reading K Towers V Husband Poetry Café Theatre Poetry Café Steve Pottinger
Mass Rg
Sommelier of Poetry
Tribute to Alexander Hutchison
Poetry Café Theatre
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
John Agard Music in the Byre
Robert Crawford Reading
Jacques Darras Reading
Sarah Howe
Vahni Capildeo Reading
Alice Oswald
Kathleen Jamie
Jackie Kay
Elaine Feinstein
Jazz Night
Open Mic
Slam
Finale Party
Inklight Showcase
Paula Varjack
MasterClass Sarah Howe Meet Artist F Heich Clydebuilt Showcase
Meet Artist M Cahill Timothy Tess Taylor Neat
Roll Over Atlantic
Reading
5th
Reading
Loud Poets Book L/ch N Boots &
Imprisoned Poets
Poetry on the Move
Hallaig by Timothy Neat
Here come
the Trolls Ron Butlin Workshp Perf/ Poetry with Loud Poets Round Table
Feinstein
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Main Funders
Media Partners
Booksellers If you would like your logo on this page next year, please email enquiries@stanzapoetry.org for more information
Funders & Sponsors School of English Office of the Principal
Through their support for Michelle Cahill's travel to Scotland, this project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Venue Sponsors & Event Funders, Supporters, Partners & Associates Open Association Admissions
School of Computer Science
University Library
POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD
St Andrews Shuttle.com
Halls/East Area Parks & Countryside Fife Community Works Programme Libraries, Arts, Museums & Archives