Great to see some of Scotland's playwrights involved 2020 Edinburgh International Book Festival online ( @edbookfest)!

Here's some that we spotted 👇👇
Suzanne Bonnar & Joy Harjo with Jackie Kay

Join Jackie Kay ( @JackieKayPoet) for a celebration of the boundless (and borderless) power of poetry.

🗓️Thursday 20 August
⏰7pm - 8pm http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/suzanne-bonnar-joy-harjo-jackie-kay-makar-to-makar-sonnets-from-scotland
Watch free online: Suzanne Bonnar & Joy Harjo with Jackie Kay

From Thu 20 Aug - It’s hard to believe that Scots Makar Jackie Kay’s utterly charming lockdown project is stretching into its 15th week! A pioneering guerilla effort to keep words alive in dark...

http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/suzanne-bonnar-joy-harjo-jackie-kay-makar-to-makar-sonnets-from-scotland
Scottish BAME Writers Network Showcase: Scotland's Heritage, Then and Now

Join Janette Ayachi, Hannah Lavery, Courtney Stoddart, Heather H. Yeung for a showcase & discussion celebrating the diversity of Scottish verse.

🗓️Mon 31 August
⏰5.30pm - 6.30pm https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/scottish-bame-writers-network-showcase-scotland-s-heritage-then-and-now
Watch free online: Scottish BAME Writers Network Showcase: Scotland's Heritage, Then and Now

From Mon 31 Aug - 'The report that only the poets can make' wrote James Baldwin in 1962. In 2020’s global climate, what might a report by Scottish writers look like? How can poetry speak back to...

https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/scottish-bame-writers-network-showcase-scotland-s-heritage-then-and-now
Edwin Morgan: A Centenary Celebration of Scotland’s Great Poet

Through music, readings and reflections on Morgan’s life, this event invites you on a beautiful journey into the mind of a Scottish poetic genius.

🗓️Mon 31 August
⏰7pm - 8pm https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/edwin-morgan-a-centenary-celebration-of-scotland-s-great-poet
Watch free online: Edwin Morgan: A Centenary Celebration of Scotland’s Great Poet

From Mon 31 Aug - Almost exactly ten years ago, on 17 August 2010, an eerie hush fell on the Edinburgh International Book Festival as word spread around Charlotte Square Gardens that one of the most...

https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/edwin-morgan-a-centenary-celebration-of-scotland-s-great-poet
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