Ann MacKinnon launch 15 September 2015 Edinburgh, Scotland @tap_poetry

Ann MacKinnon continues with the launch of her first collection at this reading in Edinburgh tomorrow. And tomorrow night she is joined by Stewart Sanderson. p&g has had a sneak preview of Ann's Nae Flooers at her reading at Callander Poetry Festival - it's fabulous, nuanced and strong in its language yet shot through with powerful and ambivalent emotion. We suggest you buy it immediately. But go along and hear Ann too because she is a fine reader.

Berries faw at ma feet.
skinklin like jewels.

I mind the frauchtiness
on ma tongue..

(extract Ablaw the Elder Ann MacKinnon)

The event is free and takes places at 7pm at the Golden Hare bookshop at 68 St. Stephen Street, EH3 5AQ. So you can also enjoy other books while you are waiting for things to get started.

More here http://goldenharebooks.com/ann-mackinnon-and-stewart-sanderson and you can buy the book from Tapsalteerie along with a range of beautifully produced quality poetry pamphlets written in both Scots and English and a focus on new poets and innovative writing here http://www.tapsalteerie.co.uk/

Set fair for Callander Poetry Weekend, Scotland

Sally Evan the poet and editor of Poetry Scotland is the force behind the Callander Poetry Weekend. Poets come from all over to take part in this special event.

This year you can hear Elizabeth Rimmer, Sheila Templeton, Judith Taylor, Fred Beake, Colin Donati, Sheila Wakefield, Kevin Cadwallender, Ann MacKinnon, and that is pretty much just some of Day 1. Bridget Khursheed of p&g is reading at Callander this afternoon.

Alastair Cook is also talking about the making of filmpoems, Alan Gay leads a group from the Edinburgh Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra and Colin Will on sax backs Bryan Johnstone.

What is not to love. Events at King's Bookshop (open all year round) and the Kirk Hall and elsewhere all weekend. Find out more at http://www.desktopsallye.com/page22.htm

New Writers Awards 2014

The line-up for this year Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awards is now official and glad to say that p&g's own Bridget Khursheed is one of the recipients. A great line up of writers including poets Em Strang, Ann Elizabeth Mackinnon and Jonathan Durie.

You can find out more here http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/blog/press-releases/2014/01/new-writers-awards-2014-announced and about the New Writers Awards here http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing/scottish-book-trust-training-awards/new-writers-awards

PIC - ROB MCDOUGALL