Scots literature lecturer and well-lauded poet Alan MacGillivray brings us his fifth collection inspired by Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, the Scotsman who rode with gauchos and was one of the SNP’s founding members. MacGillivray’s interest in Cunninghame Graham’s life was triggered in 2011, while he was co-editing his subject’s Collected Stories and Sketches. In this Read More
All I want now is my dignity back, To stand on my own unsteady feet […]. Testament is Robert Crawford’s seventh full length collection of poems, and here he writes about a myriad of themes in many different styles. Made up of forty-two poems, Testament is divided into five distinct sections; “Hard-Wearing Flowers”, “A Little Read More
(UK, 2016) 17th– 23rd February 2017, DCA Prevenge tells the story of a pregnant single woman who, heartbroken over the death of her baby’s father, seeks revenge on those responsible for his death- because her unborn baby tells her to. Obviously, pregnancy can make a woman do some strange things, but blood thirsty revenge is Read More
UK, 2016) 27 Jan- 9 Feb, DCA, 2017 “Choose your future. Choose life”. The speech from the original cult film remains just as important now as it was twenty years ago. But what is it that lies in the future for three ex-heroin addicts and one man driven by revenge? T2, much like the original Read More
(Japan, 2016) 26th February 2017, DCA Nestled in the Japan Foundation’s line-up each year is at least one anime (Japanese animation) film. Whereas the rest of the festival’s programme is directed towards a more typical festival crowd (usually a mix of independent Japanese productions and a few ‘golden age’ films from the 50’s and 60’s), Read More
(USA, 2017) 20 January – 02 February 2017, DCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtt0zwr3l_A Place names ending in “by the sea” likely evoke memories in most of both the exciting promise of such a holiday destination, and/or the disappointment associated with the reality of rain and family company. Manchester by the Sea explores the precise turmoil in returning to Read More
Scottish poet and kenspeckle performer of his work, Stuart A Paterson has had a long and established career, publishing his first poetry collection Mulaney of Larne and other Poems in 1991. He has since released several other poetry collections, as well as received a prestigious Eric Gregory Award. Stuart hails from Robert Burns’ Ayrshire hometown, Read More
Daniel Sluman’s poems hold suffering. They cover uselessness, frailty and anger both resolved and unresolved. the terrible doesn’t pander or pussyfoot, it reverberates with the poet’s confessions and rings vividly. This, Sluman’s second collection, follows his 2012 debut Absence has a weight of its own which was released to critical acclaim. The poet has held Read More
It is a striking image – that of Jan Van Brock’s engraving “Woman in hunting dress” – which adorns the cover of Belfast-born poet Adam Crothers’ debut collection. Behind the elegant, shotgun-carrying woman, a pair of deer sits placidly on a moonlit night. Only on looking closer do you notice the folds etched into the Read More
Perhaps we all long for a more carefree period in our lives. Nostalgia for childhood is almost universal; however, this outwardly innocent melancholy is ultimately dangerous as by its very nature nostalgia romanticises and we forget the past’s real darkness. In Brother, award-winning American poets Matthew and Michael Dickman’s latest collaborative collection, the sibling poets Read More