New Talk! Creativity, Poets, Writers in our Area! Q&A registration now available.

Dr Erin Farley gives our new talk, 'The Craft and Creativity of our Ancestors: Literature in Everyday Life'

Dundee and the wider Tay Valley area have a long history of people using creativity to chronicle their lives and local areas, and as an active way of inspiring change within them. In this talk, Dr Erin Farley, Library & Information Officer for Local History at Dundee Libraries, will explore some of the ways poetry, song and literature – both written and composed in the oral tradition – have been part of our ancestors’ everyday lives in Dundee and the Tay Valley area. Focusing on Dundee Libraries’ important collections of 19th century working class writers’ books, broadsides and newspaper contributions, this talk will ask what these words tell us about people’s experiences, hopes and struggles – and how can they inspire us today?

This talk is now on YouTube at https://youtu.be/PMDKRwGbWFQ - with the Q&A session on Monday 27th April for which zoom registration details are now available for members, in member resources. The verses in the image were by 19th century 'workplace poet' Adam Wilson.

Non-members, you can send an email to talks@tayvalleyfhs.org.uk if you would like to participate in the Q&A.

Video talk and contents copyright © Dr Erin Farley