Thursday 22nd May, Sloans, 108 Argyle St., 7.30pm
Gerry McGrath was born in Helensburgh in 1962 and lived there until he was 23. Studied modern languages at Strathclyde University and was briefly and unsuccessfully a research student at Glasgow. Worked (and didn't) thereafter in different locations in various capacities.
Fell into schoolteaching in '93. Got ill in '98 and left in 2000.
Started reading poetry at 13. Started writing poetry at 40.
In 2004 he was co-winner of the Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Award.
In 2007 he was awarded a New Writer's bursary by the Scottish Arts Council.
Carcanet are publishing his first collection A to B this month.
Join Vital Synz for an event to celebrate the publication of A to B in the elegant surroundings of Sloan's. Hear Gerry read from his poems, drink sparkling wine and enjoy some sparkling conversation with members and supporters of Vital Synz!
External Links
A to B at Carcanet
Gerry McGrath's homepage
FREE ENTRY! Available on the door from 7pm, event starts at 7.30pm.
(Sloans Bar, 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street, Glasgow.)
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