StAnza 2026
13–15 March, St Andrews & online
Tickets are on sale for StAnza 2026, Scotland’s award-winning poetry festival dedicated to bringing poetry in all its forms & many languages to audiences around the world
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Alastair Reid (1926-2014): The Legacy
19 November, University of St Andrews
Alastair Reid (1926–2014) was one of the major Scottish poets of the 20th century. He also became one of the leading translators, into English, of Latin American poets, notably Jorge Luis Borges & Pablo Neruda.
This event will include readings of Reid’s poetry, & a discussion of his legacy as a poet, scholar and translator.
https://poeticinnovation.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
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Peter Mackay: Gaelic, Makars, St Andrews
20 October, St Andrews Bowling Club. Tickets £5/£7
Scotland’s Makar Peter Mackay will speak on Scots poetry, old and new, in conjunction with the Scots language exhibition Hamewith at the St Andrews Heritage Museum.
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/event/122132
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