Brian Johnstone's guest appearances

Brian Johnstone

Scottish Poetry Library Podcast

The DogCast - Greyhound Racing SA

Poetry plain and simple

Owen Sheers

Edwin Morgan

Niall Campbell

John Burnside

Muriel Spark

Kathleen Jamie

Liz Lochhead

Jane Hirshfield

Emily Dickinson

Norman MacCaig

AE Housman

William Blake

John Keats

Edward Thomas

Thomas Hardy

OwlTail

Craiglockhart By Brian Johnstone

In this podcast Jennifer Williams talks to Brian Johnstone about his newest book, Dry Stone Work (Arc, 2014), and about upcoming The Fields of War performances (https://www.facebook.com/Fields.of.War) with poet Chrys Salt at the National Library of Scotland and other venues.  Brian Johnstone is a Scottish poet, who was born in Edinburgh in 1950, but who has lived in Fife since 1969. A well-known figure on the Scottish poetry scene, he is a published poet with six collections to his name, a literary event organiser of broad experience and a live performer of his poems both as a solo reader and with various musical collaborators.Find out more about Trio Verso – Brian’s jazz collaboration project, The Fields of War and more at: http://brianjohnstonepoet.co.uk/Many thanks to James Iremonger for the music in this podcast.  www.jamesiremonger.co.uk

In this podcast Jennifer Williams talks to Brian Johnstone about his newest book, Dry Stone Work (Arc, 2014), and about upcoming The Fields of War performances (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Fields.of.War" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Fields.of.War</a>) with poet Chrys Salt at the National Library of Scotland and other venues. Brian Johnstone is a Scottish poet, who was born in Edinburgh in 1950, but who has lived in Fife since 1969. A well-known figure on the Scottish poetry scene, he is a published poet with six collections to his name, a literary event organiser of broad experience and a live performer of his poems both as a solo reader and with various musical collaborators. Find out more about Trio Verso – Brian’s jazz collaboration project, The Fields of War and more at: <a href="http://brianjohnstonepoet.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://brianjohnstonepoet.co.uk/</a> Many thanks to James Iremonger for the music in this podcast. <a href="http://www.jamesiremonger.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.jamesiremonger.co.uk</a>

[SPL] July 2014: Brian Johnstone

Brian Johnstone, poet and former director of the StAnza poetry festival, discusses the highlights of his StAnza career, what he thinks makes a good poetry festival, his own work and his creative improvisations as part of jazz-poetry combo Trio Verso. Featuring the tracks "Storm Chaser" and "The Sound of Breaking Glass". Presented by Ryan Van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser. Music by Ewen Maclean. Twitter: @byleaveswelive &amp; @anonpoetry. Mail: splpodcast@gmail.com

[SPL] August 2nd: Brian Johnstone