Soil Song with Max Coleman and JL Williams

Friday 21 November | 14-15:30


Edinburgh Panel event / author reading, Story / poetry trail, Storytelling Adults, Children, Teens

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Make yourself at home in Inverleith House for an inspiring exchange between soil, science and poetry.

This Book Week Scotland, botanist and science communicator Max Coleman will be in conversation with poet JL Williams, about their shared interest in earth and its vitality.

As a prelude to the 2026 exhibition in Inverleith House, Earth Matters, this event will illuminate the beauty and brilliance of soil - our buried treasure.

Join us in Inverleith House for this special event, which will include poetry readings, an audience Q&A, and the opportunity to purchase signed books by the authors.

This event is intended for all ages.

If you have any access requirements or questions relating to this event, please email [email protected](this link will open in a new window).

Venue information

Inverleith House

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place

EH3 5NZ

Ramp and wheelchair access. Lift in the building.

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