Immerse yourself in the captivating world of poetry at Crail Arts Festival's inaugural double-bill reading!  Renowned Scottish poets Rebecca Sharp and John Glenday will grace the stage, sharing their esteemed works on themes of landscape, environment, nature, time, and love.  Unwind and relax with a glass of prosecco (or a non-alcoholic option) as the poets weave their magic.  This unique event is the perfect way to conclude your festival experience.  Don't miss out, limited tickets available, book yours today! Fife-based Rebecca Sharp is an interdisciplinary artist whose work encompasses poetry, plays and performance.  In 2022-2024 she was the inaugural Artist-in-Residence with the Centre for Energy Ethics at St Andrews University, writing her new poetry collection Long Field Loop.  A regular reader at poetry and literary events and festivals throughout Scotland and the UK, her work explores ideas of landscape and place, especially concerning Scottish locations, culture and history.  Rebecca received the Literature Matters Award from the Royal Society of Literature to write the 2021 published poetry collection Rough Currency, a deft exploration of humanity's entanglement with a reliance on fossil fuels and oil companies. Rebecca's new poetry collection (May 2024) is titled Long Field Loop and showcases themes of environment, our relationship with nature, time and transition. Her writings have been described as… "A vibrant, visual aesthetic on the page" "A dab of the surreal" "Fascinatingly complex, audacious and at times brain-poppingly clever work"

John Glenday Angus-based poet John Glenday was born in Broughty Ferry and raised in Monifieth.  He is a highly experienced tutor and mentor; his work is included in many anthologies.  This is an award-winning poet - Scottish Arts Council Book Prize for The Apple Ghost, short-listed for the Ted Hughes Award for Grain and won the Roehampton Poetry Prize for Golden Mean.

John's poetry is characterised by subtle, finely tuned attention to the natural landscapes of Scotland, love and loss.  Judges describe …

"an unhurried craftsman"

"playful, earthy tales of love and soul"

"understated integrity and humanity"

A quote from Grain…

"Sun through the sea

sea in the heart

heart in its noust

nothing is lost"