Kathleen Jamie in conversation with Karen Lloyd

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Environment, Literature and the Arts Season 2023 Kathleen Jamie will be in conversation with FPC writer in residence Karen Lloyd.

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Kathleen Jamie, poet and essayist, was born in Scotland in 1962. Her work concerns nature, travel and culture. Her poetry collections include The Overhaul, which won the 2012 Costa Poetry Prize, and The Tree House, which won the Forward prize. Her non-fiction includes the highly regarded Findings trilogy (Findings, Sightlines, and Surfacing), all regarded as important contributions to the 'new nature writing'. Her most recent poetry collection, The Bonniest Companie appeared in 2015, and won the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award. A new book, Cairn, will be published in July. She is presently serving as Scotland’s Makar, or National Poet. Kathleen will be in conversation with FPC writer in residence Karen Lloyd.

Doors open 6.30, event starts at 7pm