Apologies for cross-posting... list members Bill Herbert and Gerry Loose
feature in this year's festival, and Mark E Smith of the Fall will also be
making an appearance. Full program below.

StAnza 2000, Scotland's Poetry Festival featuring many of the country's
principal poets alongside leading contemporary poets from Australia,
Catalonia, Italy, Romania and Tunisia; with music, exhibitions, book
launches, lectures, workshops, open mike sessions and performance poetry
events.   StAnza 2000 starts the eve of National Poetry Day, and continues
through five days of widely varied events.  The festival this year pursues
a Mediterranean theme as well as commemorating the 250th anniversary of
Burns's favourite poet, Robert Fergusson.
4th - 8th October - Various venues around St Andrews.
To order programmes call Fife Council Arts on 01592 414714
For advance ticket sales call the Crawford Arts Centre on 01334 474610
(from Sept 1st)
Check the StAnza 2000 web site:-
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/academic/english/stanza
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Wednesday 4th October

2.15pm  FERGUSSON & 18th CENTURY POETRY
Seminar with Professor Susan Manning
Presented in partnership with St Andrews Scottish Studies Institute
Kennedy Hall (Rm. 1), The Scores, St Andrews   free admission

5.30pm  OFFICIAL FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY
MAGAZINE LAUNCH:  The Red Wheelbarrow
Crawford Arts Centre, North Street, St Andrews  free admission

8pm  READING: STEWART CONN  with special guests from Catalonia ANNA
AGUILAR, MIQUEL DESCLOT & FRANCESC PARCERISAS
Presented in association with The Friends of The Crawford Arts Centre
Crawford Arts Centre, North Street, St Andrews  £6 (£3)

10pm  OPEN MIKE SESSION plus readings from ALLAN CROSBIE
Presented in association with Aikman's Bistro
Aikman's Bistro, Bell Street, St Andrews    free admission


Thursday 5th October

1pm   POETRY LUNCH with special guest from Tunisia AMINA SAID
St Mary's College, South Street, St Andrews    £2 (£1)

5.15pm  READING: JOHN GLENDAY & BASHABI FRASER
Crawford Arts Centre, North Street, St Andrews  £4 (£2)

8pm  READING: JOHN BURNSIDE & VICKI FEAVER
Parliament Hall, South Street, St Andrews   £6 (£3)

10pm  OPEN MIKE SESSION plus readings from PAULA JENNINGS
Presented in association with Aikman's Bistro
Aikman's Bistro, Bell Street, St Andrews    free admission


Friday 6th October

1pm  POETRY LUNCH with special guests from Italy FRANCESCO BENOZZO &
MATTEO MESCHIARI
St Mary's College, South Street, St Andrews £2 (£1)

2pm - 5pm  LECTURES: ROBERT CRAWFORD, DOUGLAS DUNN & W N HERBERT
BOOK LAUNCH: New edition of Fergusson's verse
Presented in partnership with St Andrews Scottish Studies Institute
Lower College Hall, St Salvator's, North Street, St Andrews free admission

5.15pm  LAUNCH: The Year's Afternoon -  DOUGLAS DUNN
Presented in partnership with John Smith & Son Bookshops
John Smith's Bookshop, Market Street    admission free


8pm  HEAVEN-TAUGHT FERGUSSON:  MEG BATEMAN, JOHN BURNSIDE,
ROBERT CRAWFORD, DOUGLAS DUNN, W N HERBERT, TRACY
HERD, KATHLEEN JAMIE, LES MURRAY & DON PATERSON read
specially commissioned poems to celebrate Fergusson's 250th anniversary.
BOOK LAUNCH: The New Penguin Book of Scottish Verse
Presented in partnership with St Andrews Scottish Studies Institute
Younger Hall, North Street, St Andrews   £7 (£5)

10pm  PERFORMANCE CAFE: MARK E. SMITH of The Fall  & W N HERBERT
Victory Hall, St Mary's Place, St Andrews   £6 (£3)


Saturday 7th October

10am-4pm  THE TEACHING OF POETRY: Conference with speakers including RON
BUTLIN,
VALERIE GILLIES, JILL PIRRIE, KENNETH C STEVEN & VALERIE THORNTON.
Presented in association with St Leonards School
St Leonards Music School, The Pends, St Andrews  admission £2 (£1)

11am  CHILDREN'S POETRY WORKSHOP with MIQUEL DESCLOT
Crawford Arts Centre, North Street, St Andrews free admission

1pm POETRY LUNCH with special guest from Romania ADRIAN PAUNESCU
St Mary's College, South Street, St Andrews £2 (£1)

5.15pm  READING: VALERIE GILLIES & ELIZABETH BURNS
Crawford Arts Centre, North Street, St Andrews £4 (£2)

8pm  READING with special guest from Australia LES MURRAY
Presented in association with The Scotsman
Parliament Hall, South Street, St Andrews £6 (£3)

10pm PERFORMANCE CAFE with London performance poet PAUL LYALLS
Victory Hall, St Mary's Place    £6 (£3)


Sunday 8th October

1pm  SPIRITUAL LUNCH with poet MICHAEL SYMMONS ROBERTS
St Mary's College, South Street, St Andrews £2 (£1)

3pm  GREEK POETRY: ANCIENT & MODERN - readings, music & performance
Presented in association with St Andrews Scottish Hellenic Society
West Port Café Bar, South Street, St Andrews  free admission

5.15pm  LAUNCH:  "A Wishing Space"
St Andrews Poetry Workshop launch their latest anthology
Presented in association with St Andrews University Open Association
Aikman's Bistro, Bell Street, St Andrews    free admission

8pm THE BALLAD TRADITION - the poetry of the Scots Ballad explored
SHEENA WELLINGTON introduces FLASH COMPANY featuring AILEEN CARR,
MAUREEN JELKS, PETE SHEPHEARD, TOM SPIERS & ARTHUR WATSON
Presented in association with Fife Council Arts
Parliament Hall, South Street, St Andrews  £6 (£3)


EXHIBITIONS

3rd - 8th  October
BETWEEN THE LINES: artist's books & prints
Eleanor Symms & Alan Chapman
St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum, 12 North Street, St Andrews

24th Sept        - 29th Oct
THE LAST PHYSICIST: poetry, photography & physics
Pete Fraser, photographs; Ian McDonough, poems
Presented in association with West Port
West Port Café/Bar, South Street, St Andrews

2nd - 31st October
ROBERT FERGUSSON AT ST ANDREWS:
An exhibition commemorating of the poet's 250th anniversary
Presented in partnership with St Andrews Scottish Studies Institute
St Andrews University Library, North Stret, St Andrews

(Admission to all exhibitions is free)

Malcolm Phillips

Flat 59 Room 2
Albany Park
St. Andrews
Kingdom of Fife
KY16 8BP
tel. 00 44 1334 427 862




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