Scriever and Freens Tour: Familiar Forms wi Colin Bramwell

Wednesday 19 November | 11-12:00


Coatbridge Panel event / author reading

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Jyne Taylor Dyson and Colin Bramwell as they think aboot how poetry and language can mak connections atween baith local and warld-wide communities. 

In Fower Pessoas, Colin Bramwell gies us his Scots owersettins o Portuguese makar Fernando Pessoa’s warks. Tourin aw ower Scotland and ayont, Dyson’s scrievin kythes how the Scots leid traivels faur and how we can traivel wi it. Sharin their insichts on Scots and poetry, Dyson and Bramwell gie thocht tae whit wey language brings us closer tae ithers – baith near and faur.  

Familiar Forms with Colin Bramwell

Join Taylor Dyson and Colin Bramwell as they reflect on how poetry and language can foster connections across both local and global communities.

In Fower Pessoas, Colin Bramwell offers Scots translations of Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa’s works. Touring across Scotland and beyond, Dyson’s writing showcases how the Scots language travels far and how we may travel with it. Sharing their insights on Scots and poetry, Dyson and Bramwell discuss how language brings us closer to others – both near and far.

Venue information

Coatbridge Library

Buchanan Centre
126 Main Street

ML5 3BJ

Buchanan Centre has car park Level access to Buchanan Centre Two sets of double width automatic doors to access Buchanan Centre Entrance to library is open- there are no doors, width of opening is 300cm An accessible toilet is available in the Buchanan Centre

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