Coming of Age: Poems on Growing Up
25 Apr 2025 - 13:00
Coming of Age: Poems on Growing Up
Today Poet’s Corner
features three poets whose new work explores the challenges and opportunities
of growing up. Andrés N. Ordorica, with his new collection, Holy Boys, traces
the journey from boyhood to manhood through a queer lens, portraying the
lingering echoes of youth and the pains of living a life in the shadows.
Charles Lang’s debut collection, The Oasis, pulses with the energy of urban
life, traversing the gritty, playful and tender moments that shape
adolescence, with a focus on working-class experiences. Paisley-based Lorna
Callery-Sithole introduces us to an emotive extract from her spoken word
show, Inheritance, centring on a brother and sister’s experience of being
surrounded by gang culture in 1980s and 90s Pollok.
Poet’s Corner is a lunch hour taking place each day of the festival,
showcasing exciting new work and voices in Scottish poetry. Come along to be
challenged and inspired!
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