Remembering Robert Fergusson

Scottish Poetry Library

Join Billy Kay, Kirsteen McCue, Andrew O’Hagan and James Robertson to celebrate Robert Fergusson on the 250th anniversary of his death

St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum, The University of Edinburgh

Welcome to Remembering Robert Fergusson!Come join us on Thu Oct 17 2024 at 19:00 at St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room &amp; Music Museum as we pay tribute to the legendary poet Robert Fergusson.This event will be a night filled with poetry readings, musical performances, and discussions about Fergusson's impact on Scottish literature.Join special guests, Scottish writer and broadcaster Billy Kay, authors Andrew O’Hagan and James Robertson and musician Kirsteen McCue with Professor Rhona Brown to celebrate Robert Fergusson on the 250th anniversary of his death. Rhona leads on the University of Glasgow project '<a href="https://robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/" title="https://robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Works of Robert Fergusson: Reconstructing Textual and Cultural Legacies’</a> exploring Fergusson’s work and legacy. Robert Fergusson died 250 years ago at the tender age of 24. His poetry in Scots was beloved by Robert Burns and Robert Louis Stevenson, who contributed to the poet’s grave and its headstone’s repair. Visitors to the poetry library will often pass by the cemetery gates of Canongate Kirkyard on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, where there is a much loved and photographed statue honouring Fergusson by sculptor David Annand.Don't miss out on this special evening celebrating one of Scotland's most influential poets!

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