Margaret Tait: Film Poet

A poet, a filmmaker, an artist of unique and extraordinary vision – Margaret Tait died April 16th 1999, aged 80.

Glasgow Women’s Library, working with filmmakers Marissa Keating and Michael Jones, went on a journey to document the story of this elusive filmmaker and poet through her friends, family, and peers. Join us for a screening of that work at the Edinburgh Radical Book Fair.

Friday 26th October, 6.15pm
Blue Drill Hall, 30-38 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG

Before the screening, Dr Sarah Neely (University of Stirling), editor of Margaret Tait: Poems Stories and Writings (Carcanet 2012), will give a brief talk on the nature of portraiture in film, referring to a number of film portraits made by Tait, as well as Tait’s complicated relationship with her own representation on screen. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

If you are interested in attending please contact Edinburgh Radical Book Fair for more information.