Anywhere but the cities in Hawick 24th July

Yes the whole shebang is coming over to Hawick. See, hear, taste, touch and possibly smell the many talents of FOUND, Stanley Odd, Holly McNish, Michael Pedersen, Kevin Williamson, Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson.

p&g has been promised "whisky, hugs & a raffle of the absurd." Tickets have been purchased.

Key info: 24th July at 8pm in the Heart of Hawick - tickets are £10.

A day out of Hawick is a day wasted...

More information available here https://www.facebook.com/events/1454681054832428/ and you can buy tickets here http://www.heartofhawick.co.uk/events/event/380/anywhere_but_the_cities.

The politics of poetry June 20th 2014 Ayr, Scotland

Burns, Jamaica and the Scottish slave trade.

Linton Kwesi Jones and Kevin Williamson read their own work and explore Robert Burns' response to the Scottish slave trade in Jamaica in poetry.

This event is at Alloway at Burns' home and it is free but you need to book tickets.

You can find out more here https://www.facebook.com/events/557292754387734/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming, book tickets here http://scottishpenallowayevent.brownpapertickets.com/ and more about Burns' cottage here http://www.burnsmuseum.org.uk/.

Scotland v Chicago literary showdown 17th August 2012

Don't let it be said that poetic competition is dead - an Edinburgh bucket of tongues put on by the inimitable Neu Reekie stages a one-off, no holds barred, literary shoot out between Irvine Welsh's Team Chicago and Kevin Williamson's Team Alba.

Expect strong language, adults only and occasional nudity not to mention LITERATURE. And all for a meagre £7.

At 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, EH9 1PL from 8pm until 10pm (an early finish for this kind of heady mix I would have thought...but no doubt it will spill out onto the street later)

Find out more at http://www.facebook.com/events/457965950890827/.