Friday 26th February will see the launch of “Small Expectations” the latest book by Donald S Murray, published by Two Ravens Press. This unique event will be held simultaneously in Lerwick (at Shetland College), Inverness (UHI MIllenium Institute), Stornoway (Lewis Castle College), Kirkwall (Northern College), and Skye (Sabhal Mor Ostaig) via the video network of…
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“Small Expectations” by Donald S Murray: Multi-Venue Book Launch
Posted by Donald Anderson on February 16th, 2010 No CommentsWriter in Residence for March
Posted by Donald Anderson on February 16th, 2010 No CommentsAcclaimed writer, Choman Hardi will be returning to Shetland in March 2010, to take up a month long Creative Writing Residency.
Choman Hardi is a poet, translator and painter, born in Iraqi Kurdistan. She arrived in the UK in 1993, having twice had to flee to Iran with her family, in 1975 and in 1988…
Not the Valentine’s Ball – an alternative Valentine event
Posted by Emily Sharp on February 12th, 2010 No CommentsIf you’ve had enough of hearts, flowers and the loved-up excesses of this time of year, head to the Library tonight at 7pm for a 7.30pm start, for an event which acknowledges the dark side of love.
Shetland Arts and Shetland Library have put together a programme of local writers, readers and musicians to highlight…
Lise Sinclair’s Empty Ocean on Radio 3 – 23/1/10
Posted by Bryan Peterson on January 19th, 2010 No CommentsOn Saturday 23rd January at 21:30 Radio 3 are to re-broadcast Jessica Isaac’s programme made in Fair Isle in May 2009 inspired by the song “Empty Ocean” by Fair Isle singer Lise Sinclair which she recorded with composer Damian Montagu from London. The song is based on a poem by Shetland’s Paulo Dante, “The Halibut…
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Posted by Mary Smith on November 3rd, 2009 No CommentsMEDIA RELEASE
Tuesday 10th November will see the launch of a poetry anthology published in memory of, and in tribute to, the late Adrian Mitchell aka the Shadow Poet Laureate, who died in December 2008. The event will take place in Shetland Library and will begin at 7.30pm. An invitation is extended to all who…
