Robert Ramsay launches his poetry collection, and Olivia McMahon reads from her
new novel
Monday 11 May 2009
Cellar 35, Aberdeen [Map]
This was a thoroughly enjoyable and neatly structured event. Robert Ramsay read
two contrasting selections of his well-crafted poems with great authority and apt
flashes of humour. The first set of love poems was especially fine. The book itself
is excellent value, containing a very generous number of poems. He is well-served
by his publisher.
Olivia McMahon read some enticing extracts form her novel which sadly was not available
on the night. But we heard enough to encourage us to look out for it this summer.
It is delicate, humorous and with sensitively observed relationships, much drawn
from Olivia's professional life as a teacher of English as a foreign language.
Music was provided by the resonant singing of Morag Skene and the singer-songwriter
Tom Dailly — an engaging performer.
The ambience of Cellar 35, even without the smoke of old (thank goodness) was perfect
for the darkened enthusiastic audience.
Both authors deserve good sales figures. Buy!
Gerard Rochford
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