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I’m delighted to be starting a pilot series of creative writing workshops for the amazing Open Book! Blairgowrie Library, first Saturday of the month, all welcome. See the Open Book/Contact page if you want to message me for more details.
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I’m delighted to be helping launch Beth McDonagh’s new book next week. I know Beth as a fine poet, but the book is a mixture of poetry and prose, a wonderful series of dips and dooks into the world of outdoor swimming, a passion I share. Here are all the details, from North House Press’s…
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I’m just back from the Wee Gaitherin poetry festival in Stonehaven and this year I was happy to be part of the small powerhouse of volunteers that organised the festival. Over the past year I’ve had my eyes opened to the amount of time and work that goes into this sort of event – all…
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We had a brilliant evening at Forks Cafe on Dundee’s waterfront on 13th May, with fabulous guest readers and me getting to read from ‘Native River’ in view of my own native river. The poetry and the cakes were both top quality! Guest readers were Carol McKay, Linda Jaxson Andy Jackson Heather Fiona Reid, Jane…
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Double launch night on March 24th in Avant Garde, Glasgow 7PM Carol McKay & Karen Macfarlane Guest readers: Allan Gaw, Andy Jackson and Finola Scott. Music: Linda Jaxson Trio.
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My new collection has a cover! I’m especially delighted because the image of the River Tay is taken from an artwork by a dear late friend, Ian Ledward. Ian was an artist and poet based in Fife and is much missed. His multimedia image is used with the kind permission of Ian’s wife Pat, another…
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A gentle afternoon exploring the joy of accepting imperfections with a group of carers.
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Bioregioning Tayside is an ambitious programme of action aimed at reconnecting people to the ecological systems we live in. As well as practical projects, an Imaginarium has been created – “imagination grounded in place—a fusion of creativity, ecology, and community visioning for a specific landscape.” I was delighted to have a poem commissioned by the project’s…
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Stanzalone Poetry and Spoken Word open mic has been steadily building a brilliantly eclectic following since it started last year. The group of volunteers behind it are doing an amazing job of building and supporting community arts in the Auchterarder area – not just poetry, but drama and visual arts too. It was a huge…
Karen Macfarlane 