Aberdeen's popular monthly poetry gathering, with special guests, book launches
and open floor spots
Last Thursday of the month
Extra events in September during
New Words
December date varies to avoid holidays
6.30pm • Admission by donation
Poetry Aberdeen is brought to you in association with
North East Writers
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New Words 2011
Poetry Aberdeen events as part of the festival
Thursdays 15, 22 & 29 September 2011
6.30pm–8pm
Admission free
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Thursday 15 September
In Defence of Protozoans
Stuart B. Campbell
Stuart B. Campbell lives in Portsoy on the Moray Firth. He has published
four collections of poetry; his most recent, In Defence of Protozoans (Dionysia
Press, Edinburgh) came out in June this year; he also regularly reviews new poetry.
He is joined by local poets Catriona Yule and Catherine Jaraszkiewicz.
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Thursday 22 September
The Blue Remembered Hills
The past recalled in memoir and poetry to musical accompaniment
Brian Farrington will read entertaining extracts from his memoir A Rich Soup
with Additional Material, violinist Louise Counsell will provide
music and there'll be plentiful open mic on the theme of remembrance of things past.
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Thursday 29 September
9/11-TEN
Ten poems by ten local writers on the tenth year since the atrocity
Poems by Keith Murray, Sheena Blackhall, Bernard Briggs, Andrew
Milne, Roger Barnett, Olivia McMahon, Sheena M. Leith,
Gerard Rochford, Jim Murphy and Eddie Gibbons.
Poets will read from the commemorative chapbook published by Malfranteaux Concepts,
with music by Haworth Hodgkinson.
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Explore the full
New Words
programme.
Visit the
Dionysia Press
website.
Visit the
Malfranteaux Concepts
website.
Thanks to the staff of
Books and Beans
for hosting this event.
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2011 Programme
Thursday 27 January 2011
Byron and Burns
Thursday 24 February 2011
Love Poems for Valentines
Thursday 31 March 2011
Gerard Rochford: Failing Light
Thursday 28 April 2011
Poems in the Wind
Thursday 26 May 2011
C. P. Stewart: Considering the Lilies
Thursday 30 June 2011
Mark Pithie: Back Wynd of the Mind
Thursday 28 July 2011
Thursday 25 August 2011
Enormities, Volume 1
New Words 2011 Events
Thursday 15 September 2010
In Defence of Protozoans
Thursday 22 September 2010
The Blue Remembered Hills
Thursday 29 September 2010
9/11-TEN
Thursday 27 October 2011
Gerard Rochford: Of Love and Water
Thursday 24 November 2011
Sheila Templeton, Olive Ritch, Olivia McMahon
Thursday 29 December 2011
A Festive Open Mic Free-for-all
Archive
2012 Programme
2011 Programme
2010 Programme
Dead Good Poets
Keep an eye on the
North East Writers
website for literary news and events in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire throughout
the year.
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