The Czech Literary Centre and Kulturalis are organising a poetry event showcasing a mix of Scottish and Czech poets.

Petr Hruška, widely considered one of the most important Czech poets, will be launching the English edition of his prize-winning collection, translated by Joshua Mensch as I Caught Sight of My Face (Kulturalis, 2024). Based on The First Voyage around the World, written exactly 500 years earlier by Antonio Pigafetta, I Caught Sight of My Face turns the glorious saga of Magellan’s voyage of discovery into an unsettling exploration of human behaviour.

Petr will be joined by Scottish poets Rob A. Mackenzie and Gerald Mangan, and by Czech poet Petra Johana Poncarová who writes in Scottish Gaelic.

The event is free, tickets are available via Eventbrite.