Category Archives: Literary Events

Posts describing literary events: what are they, how to conduct one, what all’s involved.

I could have done an offal thing in Jerusalem

Posted on January 20, 2011 by literarylee

From 2004 to 2007 my work took me and my family to live in Jerusalem, a mysterious, intoxicating, fascinating, place.  One thing I didn’t do there I now realize I could have done probably easier than anywhere else I’ve lived, … Continue reading →

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Address to a Haggis

Posted on January 20, 2011 by literarylee

Robert Burns (This poem is recited to the haggis after it has been brought to the head table of the Burns Supper in a noble procession including a piper, someone carrying the “groaning trencher” laden with the haggis, and others carrying bottles … Continue reading →

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Immortal Memory 3: Holy Willie’s Prayer

Posted on January 20, 2011 by literarylee

Burns wrote Holy Willie’s Prayer after a friend, Gavin Hamilton, won a contentious lawsuit the local parish of Ayr filed against him.  His friend, a lawyer, was at one point responsible for collecting a poor tax in the parish.  He … Continue reading →

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Immortal Memory 2: A Brief Burns Bio

Posted on January 20, 2011 by literarylee

Robert Burns was born 200 years and almost 6  months before me on January 25, 1759 to a gardener and his wife in Ayr, in the southwestern part of Scotland.  When Burns turned six his father, William, hired a tutor … Continue reading →

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Immortal Memory 1: Introduction

Posted on January 20, 2011 by literarylee

(One of the central elements of a Burns Supper is the Immortal Memory toast to Burns.  Leading up to that someone gives a speech on Burns, his life and work.  Here’s the intro to what I’ll be saying on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Fellow Burns Supperians:

Posted on January 18, 2011 by literarylee

(I sent this, a few days in advance, to the folks we invited to our Burns Supper.  I am finding that literary events can be more interesting and fun for participants if they have some background info and can prepare … Continue reading →

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Auld Lang Syne I (Burns’ Complete Text)

Posted on January 17, 2011 by literarylee

Robert Burns  (word meanings below) Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne? CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup of … Continue reading →

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Burns Night Supper

Posted on January 13, 2011 by awchilds

Here’s an invitation Anita and I received to attend a formal, high-fallutin’ Burns Supper.  I’m excited to be going, especially now that I’ve been the chairman (what they call the Master of Ceremonies of a Burns supper, as opposed to the … Continue reading →

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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Burns

Posted on January 11, 2011 by literarylee

It’s January!  Let’s see what’s on my to-do list: Read a Robert Burns biography – check; Order the haggis – check Put together the Immortal Memory speech – check Send out the invitations to Burns supper – check Practice the … Continue reading →

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Come Get High With Us…

Posted on December 13, 2010 by literarylee

(One way I live literarily is to write event invitations with puns, double entendres, rhymes, and whatever other literary devices sound good to me at the moment.  Here is the invitation I sent out for my wife’s birthday party.  This … Continue reading →

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