Unable to celebrate National Poetry Day during October, Arran poets, keen to acknowledge the event, have organised an off-piste event next week called Not National Poetry Day day.
Spearheaded by David Underdown, Cicely Gill and Tim Pomeroy, the poetry readings will take place in The Brodick Bar on Tuesday February 27 at 7pm for 7.30pm.
Arran has a flourishing poetry scene which has revealed itself in several forms. The poetry world is becoming increasingly familiar with the Mclellan poetry competition which accompanies the Mclellan Arts Festival every year. The competition attracts up to 1,000 entries from every corner of the world.