Elspeth Wilson: Waves, Wildlife, and the Art of Watching
A Push the Boat Out Festival Event
Tickets available via the Push the Boat Out Festival website.
Please note that this event takes place on Portobello Beach, but attendees will be meeting at the bookshop.
Join Elspeth Wilson for a poetry walk around Portobello Beach where we will use all the senses available to us to take inspiration from the sand and the sea. We will practice listening and noticing, and think about how the environment we are in can be a collaborator in our writing. There will be moments to pause and reflect so participants can take note of what interests them and carry on that thread after the walk.
Please meet for this walk at The Portobello Bookshop on Portobello High Street. The event does take place outside, so please dress for all weathers.
Push the Boat Out Festival will be taking place from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th November 2024.
Participants:
Elspeth Wilson Author
Elspeth Wilson is a creative writer and facilitator working across poetry and prose, whose work has been shortlisted for the Nan Shepherd Prize and the Penguin Write Now scheme. She works on making writing more accessible and co-founded the Writing Happiness project with Rachel Lewis, a writing course for D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent writers.
The venue
The Portobello Bookshop
46 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh
EH15 1DA
Telephone: 0131 629 6756
Website: www.theportobellobookshop.com
Wheelchair Access
We have a ramp at the front of the shop which has a ratio of 1:10 and loading capacity of 300kg, and so should be able to be used by most wheelchair users or those with mobility vehicles. The front doors are fully automated. Our shop interior is designed to allow access throughout for wheelchair users and prams, though please note there is only 700mm wide clearance to access the staff toilet.
Sound
We use a PA system to enhance the audio at our live events. We also have a hearing loop system installed, if you’d like to use our loop system during an event please let us know and we’ll make sure we have it set up and connected to the live audio feed during the event. If you wish to attend an event and require BSL interpretation, please give us a few weeks notice and we’ll do our best to arrange an interpreter.