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Story Café Special: Eco-poetry
Thursday, 9th November, 2023 , 1:00pm to 2:30pm
How do women poets, past and present, connect with nature and how can women today take on the challenges of the climate crisis? We’ll be sharing words of hope, fear, activism and celebration, including readings from three Ginkgo Eco-poetry prize shortlisted women poets. We’ll also be sharing a range of inspirational work from Mary Oliver to poets of colour writing now.
This a hybrid event so you can join us in person at Glasgow Women’s Library or on zoom.
Tamsin Hopkins is a London based poet. Her eco poetry has appeared in Magma. The Anthropocene Issue, The London Magazine and in The Gingko Prize anthology 2021. She has published a short fiction book SHORE TO SHORE, River Stories about the mythology of rivers. Her poetry pamphlet Inside the Smile is available from Cinnamon Press.
Sari C. Cunningham is an ecologist, poet and nature writer, living near Oslo, Norway. She is interested in conservation biology, and how narrative shapes our relationship with the natural world.
Morag Smith works in outreach and adult education. Her poetry has been published in a wide range of magazines and anthologies. Her pamphlet “Background Noises” was published in November 2022 and is available from Red Squirrel Press.
Story Café Special: Eco-poetry
Thursday, 9th November, 2023 , 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Booking
The event is free and for women only* (16+). To attend, please book below and we will share an email invitation with you. If you would like to make a donation to Glasgow Women’s Library, there is an option do so when you ‘check-out’ with your ticket.
*All women-only events are inclusive of Trans and Intersex women, as well as non-binary and gender fluid people who are comfortable in a space that centres the experience of women.
Accessibility
Glasgow Women’s Library is wheelchair accessible, with lifts to the first floor and the Mezzanine Floor. We have accessible toilets and all the bathrooms are individual closed stalls and are gender neutral. Our larger Events Space is fitted with an induction loop. A portable induction loop is also available.
The online session will take place via an online video call for which a link will be shared with you via email, along with simple and straight forward instructions on how the call will work. If you have any concerns about how this will work for you, please do get in touch and we’ll do all we can to support you in joining the session. An automated live transcript using Otter.ai is available during this event.
Find more information on Accessibility at GWL or contact us and we will be very happy to offer assistance.
