Aberdeen's popular monthly poetry gathering, with special guests, book launches
and open floor spots
Last Thursday of the month
Extra events in September during
New Words
December date varies to avoid holidays
6.30pm • Admission by donation
Poetry Aberdeen is brought to you in association with
North East Writers
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Ryan Van Winkle
with Grant Fraser
Thursday 28 January 2010
6.30pm–8pm
Admission £2
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Ryan Van Winkle is currently the Reader in Residence at the Scottish Poetry
Library and Edinburgh City Libraries. He runs a monthly literary cabaret called
The Golden Hour and is an Editor at Forest Publications. He lives in Edinburgh
but was born and spent most of his life in America.
In addition to being a co-founder of Forest Publications and the Forest Free Press,
Ryan has been an active project leader since 2000. While working at The Forest Ryan
has ogranized everything from readings to massive parties. He's run numerous writing
workshops as well as poetry surgeries.
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Grant Fraser is an experimental poet and film-maker. Published in Granite
and Gravel. A regular, intriguing and powerful performer at Books and Beans'
last Thursday gigs.
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Visit
The Forest
for more about Ryan Van Winkle.
Thanks to the staff of
Books and Beans
for hosting this event.
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2010 Programme
Thursday 28 January 2010
Ryan Van Winkle and Grant Fraser
Thursday 25 February 2010
Rapunzel Wizard: Demented Eloquence
Thursday 25 March 2010
Judith Taylor: Local Colour
Thursday 29 April 2010
Stars of the Open Mic
Thursday 27 May 2010
Bryony Harrower: What Love is Like in Ink
Thursday 24 June 2010
Poetry Aberdeen — The Relaunch
Thursday 29 July 2010
Aberdeen Writers' Circle
Thursday 26 August 2010
New Words 2010 Preview
New Words 2010 Events
Thursday 2 September 2010
Demented Eloquence
Thursday 9 September 2010
Dumb Show
Thursday 23 September 2010
What They Say About You
Thursday 28 October 2010
Open Floor
Thursday 25 November 2010
Thursday 30 December 2010
Archive
2012 Programme
2011 Programme
2010 Programme
Dead Good Poets
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North East Writers
website for literary news and events in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire throughout
the year.
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