Liz Lochhead: New and Collected Poems
Motherwell-born writer Liz Lochhead presents works spanning a lifetime from her recently published New and Collected Poems. It’s just over 50 years since the publication of her first collection, Memo for Spring, and since then Lochhead has published several plays and poetry collections. In today’s session, Lochhead will give an hour-long talk interspersed with poems.
All written works quoted in this event are © Liz Lochhead.
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