| March 8, 2012 | ||
| 10:30 am | to | 11:30 am |
Poetry and Coffee
at Henderson’s Cafe
94 Hanover Street
Thursday 8th March
10.30 -11.30a.m.
PAULA JENNINGS
MARGARET CHRISTIE
JENNIE HOUSE
Will be reading selections from their poetry
Please drop in
Success for David Purdie, A Tyne and Esk Writer.
David Purdie, a member of the Penicuik group of Tyne and Esk Writers, who contributed enormously to the formation of the Organisation and who was its first Convenor, has won the John Law Tassie for his translation into Scots of Coleridge’s, ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.’
John Law , who died in 2010, was the administrator of the Scots Language Society and a former editor of the Society’s magazine, Lallans, the only magazine to be written entirely in the Scots language. David recently became a member of the Editorial Board of Lallans and, through this position, he will continue to promote the Scots language.
Congratulations, David.
At their regular meeting in the Library on the 18th January, the Dalkeith Writers’ Group presented Paul Duffney with tokens of their gratitude for his acting as leader of the group for many years. His provision of a ‘catering service’ is sadly missed.
His recent marriage and move to North Berwick may affect his attendance, but the group hopes, nevertheless, to see him regularly in the future.
The third bottle was Champagne for his wife, Janet. The rules governing the gift did not prevent their sharing any or all that they received.
Graham Leake
Message from Karen Duncan:
Hi EveryoneHappy New Year! Hope you all had a lovely festive period.The next issue of Scrivens is due out in February and it would be great to get submissions of writing or information on events, readings, publications etc from all the Tyne and Esk groups. Could you please mention this at your next meeting or email this to your group. Deadline for copy is the 23rd.Thanks for your help.Kind regardsKaren
Dunbar group co-founder Donald McKinney died on 31st October as a result of a brain tumour. He was a young man in otherwise good health. Although he had moved from Dunbar to Thurso a few years back, he still kept in touch with his friends in Dunbar. He was a fine writer, publishing novels and non-fiction books. In 2008 I published a volume of his short stories – Why We Howl At the Moon – and with the agreement of his partner I’m now offering copies at £5 post free (UK only), with all the proceeds going to MacMillan Cancer Care. For more details of the book, and to order copies, please visit this link.
Colin Will
| December 18, 2011 | ||
| 3:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
Storyteller and writer Angie Townsend will be appearing as one of her written creations TILDA TIDY on Black Diamond Radio, Sunday 18th December between 3 and 5pm. Tilda made her first debut at a D.A.M.E Dalkeith Arts event and since then three more monologues, including a Christmas one, have been written. A rather set in her ways, with much to say character from the Highlands, you’ll need to tune in to see how she fares against presenter Jim Aird or perhaps, how he copes with TILDA.
| December 4, 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
The Famous Musselburgh open mike sessions
From Stephen Barnaby:
Yes chaps, the first Sunday of another month is nearly upon us, which can mean only one thing, yes it means that time marches remorselessly onwards like a cold hearted juggernaut, leaving a wasteland of wrinkles, grey wisps and general sagginess in its pitiless wake. OK, so it means two things, the other is that the Musselburgh Hotpot will be with us again, to be precise on Sunday December 4th in the back room of Staggs (Volunteer Arms) behind the Brunton Theatre, N. High Street, Musselburgh, East or Midlothian, Yes, it’s Musselburgh’s own open floor acoustic performance hingmy, in which the hoi polloi (that’s you lot) can get up and do a story or a song or a poem or a tune or a kabuki or a washboard or whatever form of semi-legal artistic interpretation floats their personal dinghy, safe in the knowledge that an adorable and welcoming audience wil eagerly clasp them to their warm collective non-gender specific bosom, and as it’s December we’ll have a vague and amorphous theme in which you can conjure up whatever type of Christmas spirit you like, be it jovial, sinister, heart warming or bizarre. Or do something completely unfestive if you prefer. So that’s definite then. So come along at 7.30 if you want to put your name down to get up and do your wee (well, 5-10 mins) turn, or else by 8.00 if you just want to be part of the warm aforementioned bosom. Proceedings should endure from 8ish to 10ish and if you would like to get into the giving Crimbo spirit by voluntarily bringing along a shiny £2 donation then we would spontaneously break into a festive frenzy of gratitude. See you all there! God bless us, every one! Etc.!
Lots of love Stephen xxx
| December 8, 2011 | ||
| 10:30 am | to | 11:30 am |
Haddington member Anna Dickie has sent me this note about her group – Poetrio – reading in Edinburgh. All three poets – Anne Connolly, Irene Brown, and Anna herself – are entertaining and talented readers.
Dear AllJust a quick reminder that the group’s last gig of the year will be on Thursday 8th December at 10.30 am at Hendersons (Hanover Street, Edinburgh). we hope you will wish to combine a shot of poetry and a coffee with your Christmas shopping – or if you are anything like me you might just want to hide out and pretend that it isn’t happening.Either way Irene, Anne and I hope to see you there!(A lot has happened since September, Anne has her first full collection out, Irene and I launched our joint pamphlet and we’ve been on the radio both locally and nationally! )Please circulate this round anyone else you think might like to come along..Best WishesAnna D
| December 13, 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Tuesday 13 December, 2011, 6pm to 8.30pm
The National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
In an atmosphere of Christmas celebration poets and publishers display and read samples of their work. Come along for a glass of wine, meet the publishers, hear the poetry and buy Christmas presents with a difference.
Entry is free, booking not required. Simply drop along on the night.
Organised by the Callum Macdonald Memorial Award and the National Library of Scotland.
