‘so many people come to Edinburgh… and they go back with a bit of Edinburgh in their hearts.’ (Janice Forsyth)
The brief to the writers was simple: choose a location in Edinburgh and write about it.
The plan was simple too; to bring together poetry and prose about our capital city, work by people who didn’t often find themselves represented in anthologies. People who were not ‘dead white men.’
Despite everything that’s already been written about it, from The Heart of Midlothian to Trainspotting, Edinburgh is still a fertile source of inspiration for its residents and its visitors, and in Umbrellas of Edinburgh editors Claire Askew (right) and Russell Jones (left) have sourced a rich collection of contemporary writing.
On Thursday 26th January you are invited to come and meet some of the seventy contributors to this splendid book. Poets Finola Scott, Anne Ballard, Helen Boden, Peter MacKay and Miriam Gamble, together with prose writers Laura Clay and Douglas Bruton, will read from their works at this free, live, literary event at 50 George Square.
It’s January, it’s cold and it’s probably raining – so why not warm yourself up with words about some of the unforgettable locations that inspire the poetry and occasional prose of Umbrellas of Edinburgh? And if that’s not enough to bring you out of hibernation, there’ll also be complimentary drinks, snacks and good cheer!
Read more about Umbrellas of Edinburgh in The Edinburgh Reporter’s article here.
