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Valentine Poetry Lights Up Edinburgh Castle
Poetry is lighting up Edinburgh this Valentine’s Day as the city’s Carry A Poem campaign shines a line of poetry onto Edinburgh Castle. more > |  | 
Poets for Haiti
20 of the foremost poets in the land assemble in the Queen's Hall on Sun 28th for an unforgettable finale to the Carry a Poem campaign with an imprompt fundraiser for the most worthy of causes. more > |
Fiona Hyslop Comments
Our Minister for Culture and External Affairs said "Edinburgh Castle is a fitting choice to be one of the key focal points of the innnovative Carry a Poem campaign, which celebrates Edinburgh’s status as a UNESCO City of Literature. As a city and as a country we are extremely proud of this and by celebrating it in this way I hope that it provides local people and visitors alike with a powerful and memorable symbol of our diverse and renowned literary heritage."