An Open Book Tour of Scotland
Join Open Book writers from across the country as they share writing created over the last year. You’ll hear a mixture of individual work and collaborative poems as we take you on an Open Book tour of Scotland. Responding to ideas such as Envy, Obsolescence, The Road Less Travelled and many more you’ll be guaranteed an hour packed with humour, story-telling and words to make you think.
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