Double Bill: Len Pennie and Lorde Fuhl
Join poets Len Pennie and Lorde Fuhl as they perform some of their most recent and exciting works. Along with sharing some of the freshest poetry coming out of Scotland and Ireland, Len and Lorde will also discuss and share insights into their fascinating, and sometimes fraught, relationship with social media and it has launched and impacted their careers as professional poets.
Chaired by Beth Cochrane.
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