An evening performance of poetry and poets theatre featuring a star-studded cast!

Kevin Killian (1952-2019) last visited Glasgow to read at The Poetry Club in 2018. To celebrate his extraordinary life, work and inspiration to generations of writers, three Scottish poets are teaming up with three Bay Area poets to host an evening of Killian’s poetry along with an exclusive performance of one of his plays. There will be readings and performances from writers, artists and students and an opportunity to browse some of his publications, courtesy of Burning House Books.

Kevin Killian was an American poet, writer, editor, and playwright. He was a co-founder of the Poets Theatre performance group in San Francisco and a leading writer in the New Narrative movement. You can find out more about Kevin's life and work here.

This event is organised by Colin Herd and Nicky Melville (University of Glasgow) and Maria Sledmere (University of Strathclyde) along with visiting poets Lindsey Boldt, Andrew Kenower and Steve Orth.

If you can no longer make the event, please release your ticket on Eventbrite so somebody else can take your place.

Lineup:

Lindsey Boldt

Leo Bussi

Rosa Campbell

Kirsty Dunlop

Carle Gent

Jane Goldman

Colin Herd

Andrew Kenower

Ian Macartney

Alex MacPhail

Nicky Melville

Conner Milliken

Iain Morrison

Steve Orth

Maria Sledmere

Corin Sworn

Schedule:

18:45 - Doors

19:00 - Event starts, short video screening

19:15 - Poets theatre performance

19:45 - Break

20:15 - Poetry readings

21:30 - Event finishes

Access: The Poetry Club is on the ground floor with an accessible toilet and bar located in the venue. Please email access@swg3.tv or call us on 0141 337 1731 with any enquiries. This will be a seated event; arrive early to secure a seat or if you need to reserve one for accessibility reasons, please email maria.sledmere[at]strath.ac.uk.