Being and Otherness In brief Date - 16 August 2023 Venue - Baillie Gifford West Court Festival - Edinburgh International Book Festival Book your ticket on EIBF's website About the event Friends and creative collaborators, the poet and playwright Hannah Lavery and poet Marjorie Lotfi were awarded a Second Life grant from the Edwin Morgan Trust to respond to the poetry of Edwin Morgan while exploring their experience as 'mixed-race' women in Scotland in poem-letters sent to one another across the spring of 2023. Join the supremely talented Lavery and Lotfi as they continue this excavation in this special performance and launch of their accompanying pamphlet. You can also find Marjorie at a range of other events at the Book Festival, including a number hosted by her charity 'Open Book', which she co-founded with Claire Urquhart and which organises shared reading and creative writing groups across Scotland. The full list of events is as follows: Marjorie Lotfi & Dina Nayeri: The Idea of Home Close Read: Open Book on Citizen by Claudia Rankine Claudia Rankine: 'Words Are Out of Order' Victoria Belim & Emmanuel Iduma: Lost Legacies, Hidden Histories Kerri ní Dochartaigh & Katherine May: Wildest Dreams Close Read: Open Book on Victoria Adukwei Bulley and Nina Mingya Powles Victoria Adukwei Bulley & Simone Seales: Sounds and Silence Close Read: Open Book on Girl, Woman, Other Zaffar Kunial & Alice Oswald: Side by Side Explore all of Marjorie's EIBF events How to attend This event is part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It is costed, and tickets are available through the Book Festival website. Book your ticket on EIBF's website Are you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh? We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study. Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about studying English Literature Related links Visit Marjorie's website Aug 16 2023 17.45 - 18.45 Being and Otherness A unique performance and pamphlet launch by poet Marjorie Lotfi (MSc in Creative Writing) and playwright Hannah Lavery that explores Edwin Morgan's poetry through the lens of their experiences as 'mixed-race' women in Scotland. Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Baillie Gifford West Court Edinburgh College of Art 74 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF Find the venue on Google Maps Book your ticket on EIBF's website
Being and Otherness In brief Date - 16 August 2023 Venue - Baillie Gifford West Court Festival - Edinburgh International Book Festival Book your ticket on EIBF's website About the event Friends and creative collaborators, the poet and playwright Hannah Lavery and poet Marjorie Lotfi were awarded a Second Life grant from the Edwin Morgan Trust to respond to the poetry of Edwin Morgan while exploring their experience as 'mixed-race' women in Scotland in poem-letters sent to one another across the spring of 2023. Join the supremely talented Lavery and Lotfi as they continue this excavation in this special performance and launch of their accompanying pamphlet. You can also find Marjorie at a range of other events at the Book Festival, including a number hosted by her charity 'Open Book', which she co-founded with Claire Urquhart and which organises shared reading and creative writing groups across Scotland. The full list of events is as follows: Marjorie Lotfi & Dina Nayeri: The Idea of Home Close Read: Open Book on Citizen by Claudia Rankine Claudia Rankine: 'Words Are Out of Order' Victoria Belim & Emmanuel Iduma: Lost Legacies, Hidden Histories Kerri ní Dochartaigh & Katherine May: Wildest Dreams Close Read: Open Book on Victoria Adukwei Bulley and Nina Mingya Powles Victoria Adukwei Bulley & Simone Seales: Sounds and Silence Close Read: Open Book on Girl, Woman, Other Zaffar Kunial & Alice Oswald: Side by Side Explore all of Marjorie's EIBF events How to attend This event is part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It is costed, and tickets are available through the Book Festival website. Book your ticket on EIBF's website Are you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh? We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study. Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about studying English Literature Related links Visit Marjorie's website Aug 16 2023 17.45 - 18.45 Being and Otherness A unique performance and pamphlet launch by poet Marjorie Lotfi (MSc in Creative Writing) and playwright Hannah Lavery that explores Edwin Morgan's poetry through the lens of their experiences as 'mixed-race' women in Scotland. Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Baillie Gifford West Court Edinburgh College of Art 74 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF Find the venue on Google Maps Book your ticket on EIBF's website
Aug 16 2023 17.45 - 18.45 Being and Otherness A unique performance and pamphlet launch by poet Marjorie Lotfi (MSc in Creative Writing) and playwright Hannah Lavery that explores Edwin Morgan's poetry through the lens of their experiences as 'mixed-race' women in Scotland. Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
