The Golden Age of Poetry by Tessa Ransford
The Chapel, St John's Church, west end of Princes Street
Tessa Ransford will read her poems each afternoon with some specially-chosen poets, to offer an hour of beauty that is also truth and truth that is also beauty. Singer songwriter Toby Mottershead will perform. Enjoy artistic integrity and contemporary relevance, archetypal and topical. All are welcome. Books for sale. Cafe next door.
Today Tessa Ransford reads poems connected with the East.
Jilla Peacock: reads from The Seafarer, and anglo-saxon poem from the Book of Exeter (970AD) in a new translation she has illustrated, plus 'the lone seafarer' by Sally Beamish played on violin by Christine Knox
Tariq Latif: cross-cultural poet originally from Pakistan who lives now in Scotland
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St. John's
Princes Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4BJ
0131 229 0993
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Events
Upcoming events
- Morningside Justice and Peace Group(7 hours)
- Fear and Misery of the Third Reich(15 hours)
- Palestine Solidarity Campaign(1 day)
- Workshop on History and Themes of Kurdish Cinema.(3 days)
- Protest In Harmony Practice(3 days)
- CND Peace Vigil(3 days)
