Novels in Verse
Sun 15 Nov · 12:55
The Pleasance Edinburgh
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Novels in Verse will occur on 15 November 2026 at The Pleasance Edinburgh. This event features Jim Carruth's new novel-in-verse, Knockan, and Grace Yee's award-winning poetry collection, Chinese Fish, both exploring personal and familial narratives. The session will be chaired through the ConVERSE Emerging Chairs Programme.
Knockan, a new novel-in-verse by Glasgow Makar Jim Carruth, intimately explores how heavily our lived experience can weigh upon us: in a remote corner of the west of Scotland, a crofter and her estranged daughter search for common ground over the course of a single week. Grace Yee’s award-winning debut poetry collection Chinese Fish, meanwhile, incorporates archival, graphic and dramatic forms in a family saga that spans the 1960s through to the 1980s. Chaired through the ConVERSE Emerging Chairs Programme with the University of Edinburgh
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Novels in Verse takes place on Sunday, 15 November 2026 at 12:55.
Novels in Verse is held at The Pleasance Edinburgh in Edinburgh (60 Pleasance, Edinburgh South EH8 9TJ).
The forecast for Novels in Verse is Overcast · 8°C.
Yes — hotels within walking distance of The Pleasance Edinburgh can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
Tickets for Novels in Verse can be booked via whatsoninedinburgh.co.uk using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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Novels in Verse will occur on 15 November 2026 at The Pleasance Edinburgh. This event features Jim Carruth's new novel-in-verse, Knockan, and Grace Yee's award-winning poetry collection, Chinese Fish, both exploring personal and familial narratives. The session will be chaired through the ConVERSE Emerging Chairs Programme.
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Knockan, a new novel-in-verse by Glasgow Makar Jim Carruth, intimately explores how heavily our lived experience can weigh upon us: in a remote corner of the west of Scotland, a crofter and her estranged daughter search for common ground over the course of a single week. Grace Yee’s award-winning debut poetry collection Chinese Fish, meanwhile, incorporates archival, graphic and dramatic forms in a family saga that spans the 1960s through to the 1980s. Chaired through the ConVERSE Emerging Chairs Programme with the University of Edinburgh
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When is Novels in Verse?
Novels in Verse takes place on Sunday, 15 November 2026 at 12:55.
Where is Novels in Verse taking place?
Novels in Verse is held at The Pleasance Edinburgh in Edinburgh (60 Pleasance, Edinburgh South EH8 9TJ).
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The forecast for Novels in Verse is Overcast · 8°C.
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