The
Nail Factory in Dalbeattie is hosting a poetry reading by Castle Douglas writer
Mary Smith on Friday and Saturday 26 and 27 October.
The
gallery and art space, run by Rupinder Dulay, will provide an intimate venue
when Mary reads from her poetry collection, Thousands Pass Here Every Day,
published last month by Indigo Dreams.
“I’m
delighted to be reading at the Nail Factory as it’s such a lovely, cosy venue,”
Mary said. “I’ll be reading from my collection and explaining the background to
the poems. Rupinder and I want to keep the evening informal so I’ll be very
happy to answer questions and chat about the poems.”
The
poems in Thousands Pass Here Every Day explore wide ranging themes of homeland,
identity, family. A strong sense of place is evoked whether that place is
Afghanistan where people live with war as a constant backdrop to their lives,
or Scotland. Characters such as the forestry worker in Galloway, boys with
their flocks of sheep on Afghanistan’s high pastures, freedom fighters, mothers
and sons, demonstrate common concerns which connect us all. There is, too, a
sense of how landscape shapes identities and creates connections.
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| Mary Smith |
The
event on both the Friday and Saturday evening begins at 7pm and there will be
refreshments and the opportunity to buy a signed copy of Thousands Pass Here
Every Day.
For
more information call: 01556 611686
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