Scottish Religious Poetry: A Window onto the Divine? Janette Ayachi Janette Ayachi Janette Ayachi (1982 -) BA (Film Media/ English Lit. Stirling University), MSc (Creative Writing, Edinburgh University), is a Scottish-Algerian poet. She's the author of the hardback children's book ‘The Mermaid, The Girl and The Gondola’ (Black Wolf Edition) illustrated by Fabio Perla, and her first full poetry collection ‘Hand Over Mouth Music’ (Pavilion, Liverpool University Press) won the Saltire Poetry Book of the Year Literary Award 2019. Her poetry, prose and essays have been translated into several languages. She's a regular on BBC arts programmes and collaborates with artists and performs at festivals internationally. Currently, she’s working on her travel memoir ‘Lonerlust’ and her debut novel ‘Of Sweet Figs and Forget-Me-Nots'. Her second poetry book ‘QuickFire, Slow Burning’ (Pavilion, LUP) was released in the spring of 2024. Samuel Tongue Samuel Tongue © Alan McCredie Samuel Tongue is a poet based in Scotland. His collections include ‘Sacrifice Zones’ (Red Squirrel, 2020) and three pamphlets: ‘The Nakedness of the Fathers’ (Broken Sleep, 2022), ‘Stitch’ (Tapsalteerie, 2018), ‘Hauling-Out’ (Eyewear, 2016). Poems have appeared in different places, including Magma, Poetry Wales, Finished Creatures, Perverse and Banshee Lit; some have been translated into Arabic, Latvian, and Estonian. Samuel is also a winner of a New Writers Award from the Scottish Book Trust. He also holds a doctorate in Literature, Theology, and the Arts from Glasgow University (2012). Samuel Tongue X/Twitter Bluesky Niall O'Gallagher Niall O'Gallagher Niall O'Gallagher is the author of three collections of poetry published by CLÀR and ‘Fuaimean Gràidh / The Sounds of Love: Selected Poems’ (Francis Boutle, 2023). He is currently Gaelic writer in residence at the University of Edinburgh. Chair: Alison Jack Professor Alison Jack Alison Jack is Professor of Bible and Literature and Principal of New College. Her recent publications include ‘Scottish Religious Poetry: From the Sixth Century to the Present’ (Saint Andrew Press, 2024), ‘The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature’ (OUP, 2019) and ‘The Bible in Crime Fiction and Drama’ (T&T Clark, 2019; co-edited with Caroline Blyth). Chair: Linden Bicket Linden Bicket Linden Bicket is Lecturer in Literature and Religion in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. She has published widely on issues of faith, belief, and scepticism in modern Scottish writing, and her most recent books are (with Alison Jack and Emma Dymock) ‘Scottish Religious Poetry from the Sixth Century to the Present’ (Saint Andrew Press, 2024); (with Kirsteen McCue) a centenary edition of George Mackay Brown's ‘An Orkney Tapestry’ (Birlinn, 2021); ‘George Mackay Brown and the Scottish Catholic Imagination’ (Edinburgh University Press, 2017); and (with Douglas Gifford) ‘The Fiction of Robin Jenkins: Some Kind of Grace’ (Brill, 2017). She is current Director of the Scottish Network for Religion and Literature based in the School of Divinity, and Programme Director for the MTh/MSc in Religion and Literature. Chair: Emma Dymock Dr Emma Dymock Dr Emma Dymock teaches classes in Celtic Studies in Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Her PhD thesis (2008) focussed on the political and landscape symbolism in the poetry of Sorley MacLean and she has published widely in this area, co-editing ‘Caoir Gheal Leumraich/White Leaping Flame: Sorley Maclean, Collected Poems’ (Polygon, 2011) with Christopher Whyte, as well as editing ‘Naething Dauntit: the Collected Poems of Douglas Young’ (Zeticula, 2016). She has edited and contributed chapters and articles to numerous books on Scottish literature, prose and drama. Nov 09 2024 13.30 - 14.30 Scottish Religious Poetry: A Window onto the Divine? Join poets Janette Ayachi, Samuel Tongue, and Niall O’Gallagher in conversation with the editors of ‘Scottish Religious Poetry: From the Sixth Century to the Present’ (Saint Andrew Press, 2024), for a discussion about Scotland’s rich and diverse tradition of religious poetry, which might (in the words of Malcolm Guite) ‘renew and deepen our vision of the world’. This event is sponsored by the Scottish Network for Religion and Literature, and chaired by the editors of the volume, Alison Jack, Linden Bicket and Emma Dymock. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX Book your place
Scottish Religious Poetry: A Window onto the Divine? Janette Ayachi Janette Ayachi Janette Ayachi (1982 -) BA (Film Media/ English Lit. Stirling University), MSc (Creative Writing, Edinburgh University), is a Scottish-Algerian poet. She's the author of the hardback children's book ‘The Mermaid, The Girl and The Gondola’ (Black Wolf Edition) illustrated by Fabio Perla, and her first full poetry collection ‘Hand Over Mouth Music’ (Pavilion, Liverpool University Press) won the Saltire Poetry Book of the Year Literary Award 2019. Her poetry, prose and essays have been translated into several languages. She's a regular on BBC arts programmes and collaborates with artists and performs at festivals internationally. Currently, she’s working on her travel memoir ‘Lonerlust’ and her debut novel ‘Of Sweet Figs and Forget-Me-Nots'. Her second poetry book ‘QuickFire, Slow Burning’ (Pavilion, LUP) was released in the spring of 2024. Samuel Tongue Samuel Tongue © Alan McCredie Samuel Tongue is a poet based in Scotland. His collections include ‘Sacrifice Zones’ (Red Squirrel, 2020) and three pamphlets: ‘The Nakedness of the Fathers’ (Broken Sleep, 2022), ‘Stitch’ (Tapsalteerie, 2018), ‘Hauling-Out’ (Eyewear, 2016). Poems have appeared in different places, including Magma, Poetry Wales, Finished Creatures, Perverse and Banshee Lit; some have been translated into Arabic, Latvian, and Estonian. Samuel is also a winner of a New Writers Award from the Scottish Book Trust. He also holds a doctorate in Literature, Theology, and the Arts from Glasgow University (2012). Samuel Tongue X/Twitter Bluesky Niall O'Gallagher Niall O'Gallagher Niall O'Gallagher is the author of three collections of poetry published by CLÀR and ‘Fuaimean Gràidh / The Sounds of Love: Selected Poems’ (Francis Boutle, 2023). He is currently Gaelic writer in residence at the University of Edinburgh. Chair: Alison Jack Professor Alison Jack Alison Jack is Professor of Bible and Literature and Principal of New College. Her recent publications include ‘Scottish Religious Poetry: From the Sixth Century to the Present’ (Saint Andrew Press, 2024), ‘The Prodigal Son in English and American Literature’ (OUP, 2019) and ‘The Bible in Crime Fiction and Drama’ (T&T Clark, 2019; co-edited with Caroline Blyth). Chair: Linden Bicket Linden Bicket Linden Bicket is Lecturer in Literature and Religion in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. She has published widely on issues of faith, belief, and scepticism in modern Scottish writing, and her most recent books are (with Alison Jack and Emma Dymock) ‘Scottish Religious Poetry from the Sixth Century to the Present’ (Saint Andrew Press, 2024); (with Kirsteen McCue) a centenary edition of George Mackay Brown's ‘An Orkney Tapestry’ (Birlinn, 2021); ‘George Mackay Brown and the Scottish Catholic Imagination’ (Edinburgh University Press, 2017); and (with Douglas Gifford) ‘The Fiction of Robin Jenkins: Some Kind of Grace’ (Brill, 2017). She is current Director of the Scottish Network for Religion and Literature based in the School of Divinity, and Programme Director for the MTh/MSc in Religion and Literature. Chair: Emma Dymock Dr Emma Dymock Dr Emma Dymock teaches classes in Celtic Studies in Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Her PhD thesis (2008) focussed on the political and landscape symbolism in the poetry of Sorley MacLean and she has published widely in this area, co-editing ‘Caoir Gheal Leumraich/White Leaping Flame: Sorley Maclean, Collected Poems’ (Polygon, 2011) with Christopher Whyte, as well as editing ‘Naething Dauntit: the Collected Poems of Douglas Young’ (Zeticula, 2016). She has edited and contributed chapters and articles to numerous books on Scottish literature, prose and drama. Nov 09 2024 13.30 - 14.30 Scottish Religious Poetry: A Window onto the Divine? Join poets Janette Ayachi, Samuel Tongue, and Niall O’Gallagher in conversation with the editors of ‘Scottish Religious Poetry: From the Sixth Century to the Present’ (Saint Andrew Press, 2024), for a discussion about Scotland’s rich and diverse tradition of religious poetry, which might (in the words of Malcolm Guite) ‘renew and deepen our vision of the world’. This event is sponsored by the Scottish Network for Religion and Literature, and chaired by the editors of the volume, Alison Jack, Linden Bicket and Emma Dymock. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX Book your place
Nov 09 2024 13.30 - 14.30 Scottish Religious Poetry: A Window onto the Divine? Join poets Janette Ayachi, Samuel Tongue, and Niall O’Gallagher in conversation with the editors of ‘Scottish Religious Poetry: From the Sixth Century to the Present’ (Saint Andrew Press, 2024), for a discussion about Scotland’s rich and diverse tradition of religious poetry, which might (in the words of Malcolm Guite) ‘renew and deepen our vision of the world’. This event is sponsored by the Scottish Network for Religion and Literature, and chaired by the editors of the volume, Alison Jack, Linden Bicket and Emma Dymock.
