The Night Begins With a Question.
is the intriguing title of a new anthology of 25 Austrian poems, one each
from the years 1978 to 2002, published by the Scottish Poetry Library in
association with Carcanet Press. It will be launched at the SPL with
readings by the editor, poet and translator Iain Galbraith, and Austrian
guest poets Evelyn Schlag and Peter Waterhouse. Catch up with the vital,
volatile poetry that has emerged from this fractured corner of Europe.
Tuesday 13/02/07 at 7.30pm: evening performance at the Scottish Poetry
Library, Edinburgh.
Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh
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www.spl.org.uk
Tickets: £5 (£3 concessions)
* please book in advance
Supported by the Scottish Arts Council and the Austrian Cultural Forum
Wednesday 14/02/07 at 4.00pm: afternoon performance at St Andrews
University.
Translating Austrian Poetry
Readings from a New Bi-lingual Anthology
14 Feb. 4.00 pm, Room 216, Buchanan Building, Union Street, St
Andrews University., KY16 9PH
Contact: Prof. Helen Chambers (Department of German)
Thursday 15/02/07 at 6.30 for 7.00 p. m.: Austrian Cultural Forum, 28
Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PQ V
Venue & registration: ACF London, 28 Rutland Gate,
London SW7 1PQ, T: 020 7225 7300, E: [log in to unmask] Entry is free,
but reservation is essential. Chair: Dr Martin Liebscher, coordinator of the
Ingeborg Bachmann Centre for Contemporary Austrian Literature at the IGRS,
University of London.
Friday 16/2/07 at 5.30 p.m. New College, Oxford.
Chair: Dr Karen Leeder, New College.
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Peter Waterhouse is currently a Leverhulme Visiting Professor in the School
of Literature and Creative Writing at UEA.
On Thursday 8th March he will be giving a talk in the Leverhulme Lecture
series on the subject of "The Writing on the Picture? Poetry in the Painting
of Austrian Artist Johanes Zechner". For further details please contact
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Dr J M Catling
Lecturer in German and Comparative Literature
School of Literature and Creative Writing
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
University of East Anglia
Norwich
NR4 7TJ
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