Upcoming events at the Scottish Poetry Library

Poetry Al Fresco with Ryan Van Winkle

Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh, Thursday 27 July 7pm, £12 Join Saltire Prize-winning poet and curator Ryan Van Winkle as he guides the audience around Jupiter Artland’s sculpture park. If you’ve never visited the wonder that is Jupiter Artland, Van Winkle’s event would make an ideal introduction. He will read poems from his awardwinning collection The Good Dark among the sculpture park’s contemporary art in a special, sitespecific event.

Wilfred Owen’s Edinburgh

Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, Tuesday 15 August 6.30pm, Free From late June to November in 1917, the soldier-poet Wilfred Owen recovered from shell shock at Craiglockhart War Hospital, near Edinburgh. For the last ten years, Neil Mclennan has been researching Owen’s time in Edinburgh to better understand his experience and the influence the city had on him. Mclennan will share his research and his belief that Edinburgh provided Owen with enlightenment and inspiration.

National Poetry Day with Don Paterson

Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh, Thursday 28 September 7pm, £12 Celebrate National Poetry Day in style at Jupiter Artland, who are partnering with the Scottish Poetry Library to bring you something special. The great Scottish poet Don Paterson, winner of just about every poetry prize going, will perform a unique set on the grounds of the sculpture park. Paterson’s unique style and perspective will be perfectly complemented by the unique surroundings. ■