The Poetry Association of Scotland (or PAS), formerly known as the Scottish Association for the Speaking of Verse, is a public, membership-based literary society founded in 1924 principally by John Masefield (along with other figures such as Marion Angus and Hugh MacDiarmid).[citation needed]
In its present form, the Association, which is a registered charity, runs an annual series of monthly poetry readings featuring invited poets from both Scottish and international circuits, as well as regular talks on poetry-related topics by distinguished speakers, including its biennial Hugh MacDiarmid Lecture. The Association's events in recent years have generally, though not exclusively, been held in the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh.
Although a single-tier organisation today, in past decades the Association had multiple area branches throughout Scotland.[citation needed]
Post-holders past and present
editThe following comprises only a partial and non-consecutive list of most recent names:
Honorary presidents
editChair
edit- Joyce Caplan (present)
- Norman Kreitman
- Peter France
Secretaries
edit- Mario Relich (present)
- Robin Bell
- Deric Bolton
External links
edit- Poetry Association of Scotland website
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