SHE is one of the adornments of the Yes Movement, a committed and passionate advocate for independence, and now Gerda Stevenson is collaborating on a new project which every Scot should be proud of.
The ground-breaking poetic work Quines by award-winning Scottish writer, actor, director and singer-songwriter Stevenson has inspired a new exhibition of 40 stunning textile panels created by members of Edge Textile Artists Scotland.
An exhibition of the panels opens today in Central Library, George 1V Bridge Edinburgh, and will run until Monday, March 30.
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The opening hours are Monday to Wednesday 10am to 8pm, and Thursday to Saturday 10am to 5pm.
Better still there’s an official launch on Saturday, March 7, from 1pm to 4pm in the George Washington Brown Room, within Central Library, with Stevenson herself set to give two readings from Quines at 2pm and 3pm.
The full title of her poetry volume is Quines: Poems in Tribute to the Women of Scotland and the fact that it has been adopted by many in the Yes movement can be demonstrated by the fact that it has entered a second edition with a new preface and additional writing by the author.
Saturday’s event is well-timed as it is taking place on the eve of International Women’s Day.
Edge Textile Artists Scotland say they are “thrilled to be collaborating with Gerda Stevenson.”
The Open University Scotland will shortly promote Quines as a core text.
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