Stanza Poetry Festival

StAnza is a poetry festival which takes place in March in the university town of St Andrews, Scotland. Founded in 1998, it celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2007.[1] It is the only festival in Scotland dedicated exclusively to poetry.[2]

History

From 1998 to 2002, StAnza was held in October of each year. However, in 2003 the festival changed to a regular March fixture. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Article on tenth anniversary, Scottish Arts Council, UK.
  2. ↑ StAnza website
  3. ↑ Scottish Arts Council article on StAnza

External links

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