Book Party: Apollos of the North
Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh
6pm
Free but ticketed
George Buchanan and Arthur Johnston's Latin poems are as fresh, beautiful and rebellious as the day they were written, and have now been published with translations from Scottish poet Robert Crawford. The collection, Apollos of the North, will be launched at the event.
The first in a new season of Scottish Poetry Library Book Parties. Normally costing £5, this launch event is free, but booking is required.
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Add to BasketApollos Of The North: The Selected Poems Of George Buchanan And Arthur Johnston - Paperback -
£14.99
Published to coincide with the quincentenary of Buchanan's birth in 2006, this book presents a selection of his work, translated and accompanied by the work of Arthur Johnston, a great admirer and contemporary of Buchanan's, and a fellow Scot.