StAnza Poetry Festival: 19th March
Details of Day 4 of the 2006 St Andrews StAnza Poetry Festival, Scotland's only dedicated poetry festival.
The 2006 St Andrews StAnza Poetry Festival runs from Thurs 16th to Sun 19th March. Full details with a complete program can be found at www.stanzapoetry.org. Ticket bookings from The StAnza Box Office, Byre Theatre, St Andrews, 01334 475000 or at www.bryetheatre.com.
10am - 11.15am - Masterclass: The Collection
St Mary's College Hall, South Street - £4.50/£2.50
An in-depth masterclass on putting together a collection of poems, with Valerie Gillies.
10am - 10.45am - Meet the Artist: Wildling
Crawford Centre Theatre Foyer, North Street - Free
Explore the background to this collaborative poetry and ceramics show with Linda France and Sue Dunne.
10.15am - 11am - Dead Poets Session
The Oak Rooms, North Street - Free
Readings of Sir Walter Raleigh and Christopher Smart by Sheenagh Pugh and Richard Mabey.
11.30am - Reading: Pamphlet Poets
St John's Undercroft, South Street - £3.50/£2.00
Readings from three poets who have published in pamphlet form: Richard Price, Siriol Troup and Andrew Philip.
12noon - 1pm - Children's Performance: Animal Fables
Crawford Centre Studio Theatre, North Street - £3/£1/£6 family
Maureen Sangster and Jackie Galley retell the fables of Robert Henryson's poetry, with specially created maskes. Suitable for ages 5-11.
12.30pm - 5pm - Poetry Pamphlet Fair
Parliament Hall, South Street - Free
Scotland's small presses on show and short readings from pamphlet poets.
1pm - 1.45pm - Poetry StAnd-Up: Poems, Pies & Pints
Byre Studio Theatre, Abbey Street - £5.00/£2.50
Tried and tested stand-up from comic veteran Matt Harvey. Ticket price includes complimentary pie and drink.
2pm - 3pm - Performance: A Distance from the Town
All Saints Hall, North Castle Street - £5.00/£2.50
Gordon Tyrrall and friends put the poems of John Clare to music.
2.15pm - 3.15pm - Reading: Voices of Scotland
St John's House Undercroft, South Street - £3.50/£2.00
Donald MacAulay and Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh, leading voices from contemporary Gaelic poetry, read from their work.
2.30pm - 4.30pm - Performance Workshop
Crawford Centre Studio Theatre, North Street - £3.00
A participatory workshop on reading and performing poetry from Matt Harvey. Limited to 20 places; bring some poetry with you.
3.30pm - 4.30pm - In Converstion: Land & Ecology
Byre Theatre Auditorium, Abbey Street - £7.50/£3.50
Two writers, Richard Mabey and Kathleen Jamie, discuss their relationship with nature and the natural world.
3.30pm - 5pm - Children's Workshop Party: Songlines
St Leonards New Park School Abbey Street - Free but ticketed
Create your own aboriginal songlines to the sound of the didgerido. Suitable for ages 5-9.
5pm - 6pm - Reading: Celtic Links
All Saints Hall, North Castle Street - £7.50/£3.50
The final Celtic Links event, with Welsh writer Sheenagh Pugh and Irish poet Leontia Flynn.
8pm - 10pm - Launch: The Poetry Archive
Parliament Hall, South Street - £8.50/£4.00
Poet Laureate Andrew Motion introduces the Poetry Archive website project, and is joined by Scotland's Makar Edwin Morgan, via video link, and Edinburgh Makar Valerie Gillies, to talk about the value of listening to poetry read aloud.
10.30pm - midnight - Festival Finale: Black Cat Bone
Byre Theatre Cafe/Bar, Abbey Street - Free
StAnza returns to its hub venue with some good-time songs - Black Cat Bone recreate the sounds of American juke joints of the 30s and 40s.
