wordfringe
2009
1st–31st May 2009
Week 2
Monday 4 May
7pm
Aberdeen Arts Centre
Four heavyweight performance poets take it in turns to grapple the English language into submission
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Tuesday 5 May
6.30pm
Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen
No one dreams of civilisation in Paradise
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Wednesday 6 May
10am
Woodend Barn, Banchory
with Sheila Reid
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Wednesday 6 May
7.30pm
Rizza's Ice Cream Factory, Huntly
Huntly Writers: at home in Huntly for their latest event
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Thursday 7 May
6.30pm
Books and Beans, Aberdeen
Poetry and other entertainments from the vivacious Elspeth Murray with special guest Eddie Gibbons
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Friday 8 May
7pm
Better Read Books, Ellon
Open mic without the mic
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Saturday 9 May
11am
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Lemon Tree Writers host a workshop by the award-winning author Laura Hird
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Saturday 9 May
3pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
CD launch of pop, sonic art, and spoken word, with Miriama Young and Catherine Bowman
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Saturday 9 May
5pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Lemon Tree Writers launch their new anthology
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Saturday 9 May
8pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
An evening of piano music and poetry with Susanne Olbrich and Margot Henderson
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Sunday 10 May
11am
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Creative explorations with poetry and music
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Sunday 10 May
5pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Readings by members of Deeside Writers
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Sunday 10 May
7.30pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Readings and chat with two of Scotland's best known authors
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Expect the Best: Elspeth Murray
Poetry and other entertainments from the vivacious Elspeth Murray with special guest
Eddie Gibbons
Books and Beans, Aberdeen [Map]
Admission free
No booking required
On the recommendation of the perspicacious Eddie Gibbons, Dead Good Poets' chief
scout, we welcome this phenomenon to our humble shores.
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What Big Word have said about Elspeth Murray:
Deft poetic images, wry humour and personal testament.
The lyrical ridiculous and the threatrical absurd, words were never meant this way.
An accidental collision of crafty theatre, ditzy comedy and absurd poetry.
Smartly inventive and hilariously ditzy, and accidental collision of theatre, comedy
and poetry.
The dippy queen of dappy ditz.
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Eddie Gibbons is a founder member of the Lemon Tree Writers. He has three poetry books published
by Thirsty Books, Edinburgh, and two publications by Koo Press, Aberdeen. His latest
(Thirsty) book of football poems Game On! appeared in May 2006. He is currently
Aberdeen City Council's Scouser in Residence.
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