In Conversation with Nalini Paul (GWL Story Café special in partnership with the Scottish Poetry Library)

Thursday 7th June, 12pm-2pm, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh 

Acclaimed poet Nalini Paul’s new dramatic work in progress Beyond the Mud Walls explores the life of political prisoner Freda Bedi and the fight for Indian independence. This is an unmissable chance to hear Nalini read from her poetry and this new work, discuss her writing and consider the themes of identity, nationhood and conflict.

Nalini Paul is a poet who was born in India, grew up in Canada and has been living in Scotland for most of her adult life. She has collaborated across art forms, worked in Orkney for a year as George Mackay Brown Writing Fellow, and writes nature poetry to tap into issues of identity, race and gender. She was a Robert Louis Stevenson Writing Fellow in 2017, and her work in progress, Beyond the Mud Walls, was showcased for Stellar Quines’s Rehearsal Rooms in 2016. The work highlights key moments in the life of Freda Bedi, an English woman (related to Nalini by marriage), who fought for India’s independence, serving time in prison. Bedi later became a high-ranking Buddhist nun, helping to bring Tibetan Buddhism to the West.

We’re pleased to offer this session in association with the Harpies, Fechters and Quines Festival 2018: Women, War and the Book.

This session is suitable for anyone over 16. The session is free of charge but, as space is limited, booking is required. To book your free place please use Eventbrite here.

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