Byre World:

Poetry from the Mine (and elsewhere)

Wednesday 2 October 2024

6.30pm – FREE but please book

Hosted by Dr Gavin Bowd, from the School of Modern Languages

To mark the beginning of the Festival of Languages and the fortieth anniversary of the 1984-1985 miners’ strike, Gavin Bowd and acclaimed poet Paul Malgrati will present and read the work of three miner-writers: the Fifer Joe Corrie, the Belgian Constant Malva, and the Frenchman Jules Mousseron. Paul will then present his French translations of their precursor, the Ploughman Poet himself, Robert Burns. He will conclude with a reading from his own Poèmes écossais, shortlisted for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Prize.

This event is also part of the Festival of Languages, organised by the University of St Andrews School of Modern Languages. Mainly based in the Byre Theatre, all events in the Festival programme are FREE and open to the public, featuring various forms: readings, talks, language tasters, a creative workshop, a walkshop, interactivities and exhibitions. Find the full Festival of Languages programme here.

Running time: 1h 30m

No performances currently available.

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St Andrews, Fife KY16 9LA

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