Pleased to be reading as part of the STEM group of poets in the great company of Eveline Pye, Colin Will, Mandy Haggith, Elizabeth Rimmer, Chris Powici, Leela Soma, Lesley Traynor, Gill Ian and Joe Murray. The first in a programme of events exploring the beneficial links between poetry and the sciences especially in the … Continue reading Writing about Climate Change
World Premiere of Pibroch, a spoken-word show exploring parallels between the Climate Emergency and the Piper Alpha Disaster of 1988. This show has been developed with the support of funding from Creative Scotland based on the text of John Bolland's second collection, Pibroch, forthcoming from Red Squirrel Press.
Pibroch is a spoken-word performance that blends words, music and striking visual imagery to examine parallels between the Climate Emergency and the Piper Alpha Disaster of 1988. Exploring the responses of people trapped on a ‘burning platform’, Pibroch is grounded in author John Bolland’s personal experience of working in the offshore oil and gas sector … Continue reading Pibroch at the Paisley Book Festival
The Pibroch Collection, published by Red Squirrel Press, will be launched at SPL on Saturday 26th February. Copies available from this website, Red Squirrel Press or on the night. Looking forward to a great day reading with the fabulous Helen Boden launching her collection, A Landscape to Figure In, and Stirling Makar, Laura Fyfe.
As part of Climate Week North East, Pibroch will be returning to the North East for a for a performance in Johnshaven Village Hall in collaboration with NEAT.
As part of Climate Week North East, Pibroch will be returning to the North East for a reflective exhibition and discussion – Reflecting on a Future Dance.
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