Michael Pedersen


Michael Pedersen is a prize-winning Scottish writer, having produced two collections of poetry (Polygon Books), with a prose debut forthcoming with Faber & Faber. He received the John Mather’s Trust Rising Star Award, and a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship. He’s had work anthologised by the likes of Pan MacMillan and Canongate Books, and was a finalist for the 2018 ‘Writer of the Year’ at The Herald Scottish Culture Awards. Pedersen also co-runs and co-founded the literary collective Neu! Reekie!, who’ve been launching wordy rockets for over ten years now.

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  • Day 2

    16th October 2021

  • 12:00  - 14:00
    Skittles, Scran & Stanzas
    with Michael Pedersen, Janette Ayachi, Peter Mackay

    —includes a pub lunch, a drink, three readings, the chance for eternal skittling glory— In honour of the Poetry Mile interactive poem-y app, we bring you a one-off celebration reading, feasting and game of skittles. The venue, of course, Scotland’s oldest inn—The Sheep Heid, situated in the historic Duddingston Village. A short game of skittles will be punctuated by readings from three prize-winning, Edinburgh-based poets and contributors to the app: Michael Pedersen, Janette Ayachi, and Peter McKay, one of the three having being Chief Pin Monkey at this very skittle alley for a period of their youth. Each of the three will offer a unique take on Edinburgh’s historic centre and the faces, places, and curious cases that furnish its craggy gradients. ‘[The Sheep Heid is] a firm favourite among past monarchs and poets, and Scotland's oldest surviving watering hole exudes charm and character from every nook and cranny’.

    You can join a collective walk from Summerhall to The Sheep Heid Inn leaving at 12pm (sharp!) from the entrance of Summerhall with our Comms Manager and Poetry Mile poet Julia Sorensen or simply meet the party at The Sheep Heid at 12:30pm and soak up the majesty of the gargantuan extinct volcano that towers over Edinburgh and Duddingston Village beyond.
    *Poetic tips on skittling are included.
    **Strikes alas are available only at your own discretion.

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