Author Conversations: Juana Adcock and JL Williams In brief Guests - Juana Adcock and JL Williams Series - Author Conversations: A Reading Series Venue - 50 George Square Book your ticket on Eventbrite About the event We're delighted to welcome Juana Adcock and JL Williams, two poets with stunning collections, whose breadth of work is both fascinating and inspiring. About the authors Juana Adcock is a Mexican poet, translator and editor based in Scotland. She is the author of Manca (Tierra Adentro, 2014), and Split (Blue Diode, 2019), which was a Poetry Book Society Choice and was included in the Guardian’s Best Poetry of 2019. She is co-editor of the anthology of poetry by Latin American women Temporary Archives (Arc Publications, forthcoming 2022), and is currently translating the Mè’phàà poet Hubert Matiúwàa’s The Dogs Dreamt (Flipped Eye, forthcoming 2023) and Laura Wittner’s Translation of the Route (Poetry Translation Centre, forthcoming 2023). Her most recent publication is Vestigial (Stewed Rhubarb, 2022), a suite of poems responding to the work of Alasdair Gray. Find out more about Juana Adcock on her website JL Williams is the author of Condition of Fire (Shearsman, 2011), Locust and Marlin (Shearsman, 2014), House of the Tragic Poet (If A Leaf Falls Press, 2016) After Economy (Shearsman, 2017) and Origin (Shearsman, 2022). Published widely in journals, her poetry has been translated into numerous languages. She has read at international literature festivals and venues in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Turkey, Cyprus, Canada, Hungary, Romania, Montenegro and the US. Find out more about JL Williams on her website Books will be available for purchase and signing thanks to Lighthouse Books. About the series Every year, the Writer-in-Residence programmes a series of Author Readings and Conversations with the best and brightest writers around. These free events are open to everyone. Spaces are limited, so please book your ticket through Eventbrite. Book on Eventbrite Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature? We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support research which crosses boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhDs in English Literature at Edinburgh Apr 04 2023 18.30 - 20.00 Author Conversations: Juana Adcock and JL Williams Join us for a free, in-person reading and Q&A with inspiring poets Juana Adcock and JL Williams. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Edinburgh Find the venue: 50 George Square Register now via Eventbrite
Author Conversations: Juana Adcock and JL Williams In brief Guests - Juana Adcock and JL Williams Series - Author Conversations: A Reading Series Venue - 50 George Square Book your ticket on Eventbrite About the event We're delighted to welcome Juana Adcock and JL Williams, two poets with stunning collections, whose breadth of work is both fascinating and inspiring. About the authors Juana Adcock is a Mexican poet, translator and editor based in Scotland. She is the author of Manca (Tierra Adentro, 2014), and Split (Blue Diode, 2019), which was a Poetry Book Society Choice and was included in the Guardian’s Best Poetry of 2019. She is co-editor of the anthology of poetry by Latin American women Temporary Archives (Arc Publications, forthcoming 2022), and is currently translating the Mè’phàà poet Hubert Matiúwàa’s The Dogs Dreamt (Flipped Eye, forthcoming 2023) and Laura Wittner’s Translation of the Route (Poetry Translation Centre, forthcoming 2023). Her most recent publication is Vestigial (Stewed Rhubarb, 2022), a suite of poems responding to the work of Alasdair Gray. Find out more about Juana Adcock on her website JL Williams is the author of Condition of Fire (Shearsman, 2011), Locust and Marlin (Shearsman, 2014), House of the Tragic Poet (If A Leaf Falls Press, 2016) After Economy (Shearsman, 2017) and Origin (Shearsman, 2022). Published widely in journals, her poetry has been translated into numerous languages. She has read at international literature festivals and venues in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Turkey, Cyprus, Canada, Hungary, Romania, Montenegro and the US. Find out more about JL Williams on her website Books will be available for purchase and signing thanks to Lighthouse Books. About the series Every year, the Writer-in-Residence programmes a series of Author Readings and Conversations with the best and brightest writers around. These free events are open to everyone. Spaces are limited, so please book your ticket through Eventbrite. Book on Eventbrite Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature? We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support research which crosses boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhDs in English Literature at Edinburgh Apr 04 2023 18.30 - 20.00 Author Conversations: Juana Adcock and JL Williams Join us for a free, in-person reading and Q&A with inspiring poets Juana Adcock and JL Williams. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Edinburgh Find the venue: 50 George Square Register now via Eventbrite
Apr 04 2023 18.30 - 20.00 Author Conversations: Juana Adcock and JL Williams Join us for a free, in-person reading and Q&A with inspiring poets Juana Adcock and JL Williams.
