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Date: Saturday 3rd May 2025
Venue: Watershed (W3)
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Tickets: FREE

Family Poems and Lullabies (with Jackie Kay)

Aimed at 3-7 year olds (but suitable for the whole family)

Join us for a delightful afternoon of poems, stories and lullabies. Award-winning writer and the former National Poet for Scotland, Jackie Kay, will read from her brand new book Coorie Doon: A Scottish Lullaby Story. There will also be a short reading from Lorwi Scourfield, in association with The Mum Poem Press.

Coorie Doon is the stunning debut picture book from Jackie Kay, one of the UK's foremost poets, rooted in familiar folk songs, and injected with gloriously lyrical old Scots.

"When Shona was a wee bit bairn
Her daddy would sing Coorie Doon,
Till she cooried doon and fell asleep
Under the huge eye o’ the moon."

Presented in association with the Mum Poem Club.

Jackie Kay:

Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh. A poet, novelist and writer of short stories, she has enjoyed great acclaim for her work for both adults and children. Her novel, Trumpet, won the Guardian Fiction Prize. She has published three collections of stories with Picador, Why Don’t You Stop Talking, Wish I Was Here, and Reality, Reality; two poetry collections, Fiere and Bantam; and her memoir, Red Dust Road. From 2016 to 2021 she was the third modern Makar, National Poet for Scotland. She lives in Manchester and is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Salford.

Lowri Ann:

Lowri Ann writes poems inspired by her experiences as a mother. Since 2018, she has loved creating poetry as a way of recording memories of her two young children.

Her work has featured in various poetry anthologies including by “The Mum Poem Press” and “Mothership Writers”.

Part of Lyra – Bristol Poetry Festival 2025
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