‘A model of order’ – concrete poetry display
Posted November 6, 2009 4:17 pm by Nicola Stratton | Permalink
The Scottish Poetry Library and Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art are jointly curating an exhibition and events programme on concrete poetry, taking place at various venues throughout Edinburgh, including a display at the National Library of Scotland. The display at the NLS is situated in two display cabinets just outside the main reading room and features beautiful and thought-provoking works by Robert Lax, John Furnival and Ian Hamilton Finlay. Make sure you have a look next time you are visiting the Library. There are also displays and events at other locations throughout November and full details can be found on the Scottish Poetry Library website.
New items received by the National Library of Scotland this week included Scottish writers talking 4, edited by Isobel Murray. This fourth and final volume in the series features interviews with Jackie Kay, Allan Massie, Ian Rankin, James Robertson and William (Bill) Watson. All the authors were interviewed for this volume by Isobel Murray, Honorary Professor in Modern Scottish Literature at Aberdeen University.