http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/standrew...za/index07.htm

One possible schedule, mine, which needs to be pruned for time to go to Otmar's book store, eat, etc. See previous thread for travel, hotels, and general information. I will be staying at the Hazelbank at 20 Scores.

All descriptions are from the festival site. The big name poets generally read at night, 8.00 pm. The lecture is usually very interesting--not the blah-blah-blah we get at the US poetry festivals I have attended. The Dead Poet series is wonderful.


Wednesday 14th March

1.00pm - 1.45
Festival Launch
Gwyneth Lewis, Dick Lee, Cupar Pipe Band
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Queens Gdns free


2.15pm - 3.15
Translated poets: Italy
Vivian Lamarque, Marco Fazzini
Byre Studio Theatre, Abbey Street £5.00/£2.50


5pm - 6pm
Reading: Polly Clark, Jen Hadfield
Up and coming female poets rapidly making their mark
Parliament Hall, South Street £7.50/£3.50


8.00pm - 10pm
Reading: Sean O’Brien, Mimi Khalvati
Byre Theatre Auditorium, Abbey St £9.50/£4.50


Thursday 15th March

Dead Poets - Golf Hotel, 40 Scores
11.30 Andrew Marvell Sean O'Brien
12.20 Martin Bell Szirtes


1.00pm - 1.50
Poetry StAnd-Up: Owen O’Neill
An amazing performer hot from the Stand Comedy Club
Aikman’s Cellar Bar, Bell Street ticket price tbc


Dead Poets - Golf Hotel, 40 Scores, free/ticketed
2.00 Stevie Smith Gwyneth Lewis
Ted Hughes Michael Laskey.

3.30pm - 4.30
The StAnza Lecture: Possessing the Line
George Szirtes
The 2005 T S Eliot lecturer brings his thoughts to StAnza
Addressing the popularity, necessity and ownership of poetry, the lecture speculates about its meaning for reader and non-reader.
Parliament Hall, South Street £5.00/£2.50

5pm - 6pm
Reading: Jenny Joseph, Michael Laskey
Two English poets with broad interests across literature
Parliament Hall, South Street £7.50/£3.50

8pm - 10pm
Reading: Gwyneth Lewis, Roy Fisher
The first Laureate of Wales joins the great English modernist
Byre Theatre Auditorium, Abbey St £9.50/£4.50


Friday 16th March

10.00am - 11.15
The StAnza Discussion: Homelands & Exile
Ruth Padel (chair), Jackie Kay, Gwyneth Lewis & George Szirtes; introduced by Jules Mann
An exploration of one of StAnza 2007’s core themes
In partnership with The Poetry Society
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Queens Gdns. free/ticketed


Dead Poets or go to Magma?
11.30 Robert Graves Alastair Reid;
Elizabeth Bishop Mimi Khalvati

11.30am - 12.45pm
Showcase: Magma
Lorraine Mariner, Matthew Caley, Jane Routh; introduced by David Boll, Chair of Magma
The editors present some of their most often published poets In partnership with poetry magazine Magma
Byre Studio Theatre, Abbey Street £5.00/£2.50


1.00pm - 1.50
Poetry StAnd-Up: Siobhan Mac Mahon
Informal sessions bringing poetry and laughs for lunch
Aikman’s Cellar Bar, Bell Street Ticket price tbc


Dead Poets - Golf Hotel
2.00pm John Keats Pascal Petit,
2.50 Shelley Ron Butlin.


2pm - 3.15
Translated Poets: Russia
Elena Fanailova, Maria Galina, Alexandra Petrova, translations read by Yvonne Green
Three young Russian poets take in StAnza on their UK tour
In partnership with St Andrews University School of Modern Languages
Byre Studio Theatre, Abbey Street £5.00/£2.50

2.15pm - 3pm
Meet the Editors: Magma
David Boll, Tim Robertson & Laurie Smith
The editors discuss the processes they use to select poems
St Mary’s College Hall, South Street free/ticketed


3.30pm - 4.30
Alastair Reid
Poems, conversation and ideas from this most travelled poet
Poet & travel writer Tom Pow in discussion with the internationally reknowned poet/translator,
a friend of Graves, Neruda and Borges.
Byre Theatre Auditorium, Abbey St £7.50/£3.50


5pm - 6pm
Reading: Ron Butlin, Jack Mapanje
Scotland and Malawi on stage in the person of two fine poets
Parliament Hall, South Street £7.50/£3.50

8.00pm - 10pm
Reading: Ruth Padel, George Szirtes
Two prize winning poets both with European connections
Byre Theatre Auditorium, Abbey St £9.50/£4.50


Saturday 17 March

Dead Poets - Golf Hotel Restaurant, The Scores
11.30 Gerard M Hopkins Ruth Padel;
Sorley Maclean Aonghas Macneacail.


2.15pm - 3.15
Voices of Scotland: Gaelic
Aonghas Macneacail, Anne Frater
Two major Gaelic poets in their own tongue and in English
St John's Undercroft, South Street £4.00/£2.00


3.30pm - 4.30
Jackie Kay
Explore the life work of the author of The Adoption Papers
Robyn Marsack, Director of the Scottish Poetry Library, talks to the popular Scottish poet and requests a few apposite readings.
Byre Theatre Auditorium, Abbey St £7.50/£3.50


5pm - 6pm
Reading: Mario Petrucci, Pascale Petit
More poets from émigré British backgrounds read
Parliament Hall, South Street £7.50/£3.50


8.00pm - 10
Poetry StAnd-Up: John Hegley, Matt Harvey
Byre Theatre Auditorium, Main Stage, Abbey St £9.50/£4.50


10.30pm - 11.30
Performance: Michael Marra
A late night session from one of our greatest songwriters
Byre Theatre Auditorium, Abbey St £7.50/£3.50


Sunday 18th March

Sunday

Golf Hotel Restaurant, The Scores - free/ticketed
11.30 Violet Jacob Janet Paisley
Sangam Poets Imtiaz Bharker.


2.15pm - 3.15
Voices of Scotland: Scots Language
Janet Paisley, William Hershaw
Experience the vibrancy of Scots from two engaging poets
St John's Undercroft, South Street £4.00/£2.00

5pm - 6pm
Reading: Imtiaz Dharker, Jane Yeh
Two poets informed by their backgrounds in diverse cultures
Parliament Hall, South Street £7.50/£3.50

8pm - 10pm
Reading: Mark Strand, Jorie Graham
Town Hall, Queens Gardens £9 .50/£4.50


Sunday 19th March 10.30pm - 11.30
Festival Finale: The Tuberians
Celebrate the festival at the final night party
Byre Café/Bar, Abbey Street free