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June 23, 2012
Guest blog by Tina Richardson, University of Leeds
June 18, 2012
Thanks to Fiona Grieg, freelance producer, we can listen to the enterprising young film curator programmers, Hara Vlahou and Ruei Yen discuss their experiences organising “Under Light and Shadow” their personal interpretation of This Collection’s poems and films to date. <...
June 11, 2012
February 8, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk0GVvfbaxU&feature=youtu.be IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN WELCOMED BY THE WELCOMING AND/OR YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE IT GOING, PLEASE TAKE ACTION AND JOINT US IN TRYING TO SAVE IT. Thursday 9th Feb 930am @ City Council Chambers St, Edinburgh The Welcoming - Grant Cut The Welcoming has not b...
December 8, 2011
With the this collection project about to experience something of a revival, it is with regret that co-founder Claire Askew departs the project for pastures new. Claire says:
"I had a great time working on this collection, and I am very grateful indeed to all the brillian...
May 9, 2011
Remember Enid Blyton's classic "The Magic Faraway tree" with Moon-Face, Jo, Bessie, and Fanny and those loving descriptions of treacle toffee pies and treats? There was always a new world at the top of the tree and one always had to take a leap of faith and it almost always worth the trek. Well since April 30th, the installation of thiscolle...
April 12, 2011
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March 24, 2011
this collection is throwing its first ever poetry slam -- but forget what you've seen and heard before. This is not your usual slam: there will be no brownie points for shouting, no judges, and the poet with the most mates won't win automatically. This is a friendly slam -- all styles, perso...
March 10, 2011
Never work with animals? thiscollection poet Juliet Wilson (aka craftygreenpoet) is looking for a film-maker prepared to ignore the old age ‘never work with animals’. Juliet’s poem Animal Haven is...
March 1, 2011
MAKE YOUR OWN POETRY ZINE WORKSHOP TOLLCROSS COMMUNITY CENTRE TUESDAY 15TH MARCH 5pm -- 7pm A MERE £3 PER PERSON! Calling all poets! Come and learn about the awesome art of zine-making: find out a bit about zine culture, read some classic fanzines, and use our resources to create your very own zine -- a compendiu...
