Fantastic Racket: with Hollie McNish, Michael Pedersen, Davie Miller
Description
Join poet Hollie McNish, Scottish writer and poet Michael Pedersen, and Davie Miller (Finiflex dj set) in central Berlin's beloved Scottish pub Das Gift, as they chat and read from their latest books. Expect strong language, 18+. Dorrs open 7.30. 8pm start
PLEASE NOTE: The space will stay open after the event for book signing, meet and greets, drinking and food - the haggis and whiskey are excellent!
About Hollie:
Benjamin Zephaniah says ‘I can’t take my ears off her’, Kate Tempest describes her poetry as ‘welcoming, galvanising and beautiful’. With over ten million YouTube views for her online poetry performances, Ted Hughes Award winner Hollie McNish is a poet whose readings are not to be missed. Here she'll talk fruit, flesh, guilt, sex, politics and breasts,
About Michael:
‘Leading the way in new Scottish Writing’, Michael Pedersen is a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship winner, a John Mather Trust Rising Star of Literature, a Canongate Future 40, Neu! Reekie! co-founder/co-chief and much more.
His recent collection, Oyster, is several times reprinted and was illustrated by and performed live with Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison.
About Davie:
Davie Miller is a founding member of Scottish electronic music pioneers FiniTribe (Wax Trax, One Little Indian, FFRR/London Records, Infectious Records etc). Davie DJs as FiniTribe, performs live with FiniFlex, curates under the banner FiniTribe presents and is label manager at Paradise Palms Record label. Davie was once barred from CCA in Glasgow for FiniTribe-esque bad behaviour, he may now be allowed back in. https://www.theransomnote.com/music/interviews/finitribe-talks/
TOGETHER THEY WILL MAKE A FANTASTIC RACKET at DAS GIFT