Poetry in the Persian Tent: The Festival of Spirituality and Peace, 2012

Venue 127

St John's Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 4BJ

A charity event to raise money for the Old MacDonald had a Farm in Africa project (in association with Oxfam).

A series of five one hour poetry readings from Wednesday, 22nd August to Sunday 26th August, 2012, at 11am-12pm.  £10.00 entry. (£8.00 concs.) Your M.C. is Stephanie Green

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featuring  

                  leading and up-and-coming poets

                 from all round Scotland and beyond.

Headlining the readings:  Stewart Conn, Vicki Feaver, John Glenday, Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead and Aonghas MacNeacail.

THE PROGRAMME:

All events start at 11am-12pm

Wed, 22nd August:  Liz Lochhead, John Glenday, Stephanie Green and Ryan Van Winkle,

with John Sampson, a virtuoso on various wind instruments, including recorders and crumhorn

Thurs, 23rd August: Liz Lochhead, Jackie Kay, William Letford and Helen Mort

with Fair Isle (Shetland) folk singer, Lise Sinclair

Fri, 24th August:  Vicki Feaver, Jane McKie and Patricia Ace,

with Irene Railley's 'Just Voices' a capella group

Sat, 25th August: Aonghas MacNeacail, Niall Campbell and Jim Carruth

with Patsy Seddon, Gaelic singer and clarsarch player

Sun, 26th August:  Stewart Conn, Eunice Buchanan and Mandy Haggith

with mezzo-soprano Carole Clarke singing a selection of light songs accompanied on the piano by George Wilson. 

For more info on poets and musicians/singers performing, see:

Poet Biographies

Musicians' and Singers' Biographies