Imogen STIRLING

STIRLING Imogen

Poems

***

Imogen Stirling is a Scottish artist. A playwright, poet and performer, she was awarded ‘Artist of the Year’ supported by the National Theatre of Scotland and shortlisted for the prestigious Out-Spoken Prize for Poetry. Imogen has performed her work extensively in venues and at festivals around the UK and Europe, including Latitude Festival, Annikin Runofestivaali, Secret Garden Party and the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She features as a writer and performer on Sky Arts’ BAFTA-winning television show, Life & Rhymes, and was a participant of the BBC Words First talent development scheme. Imogen’s collection Love The Sinner (Verve Poetry Press, 2021) completed a 26-date book tour, visiting music festivals, literary festivals and arts venues from Finland to the Isle of Mull. Love The Sinner was adapted for theatre, produced by internationally renowned Vanishing Point Theatre Company and directed by their Artistic Director Matthew Lenton. It sold out at the Tron Theatre and Traverse Theatre to five star reviews across the board. Imogen’s first collection #Hypocrisy (Speculative Books, 2019) was longlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award. Speaking about Imogen’s work, Benjamin Zephaniah said: ‘This is the work of a lyrical genius. There is nothing like this. There is no one like Imogen.’ 

Follow her at @imogenstirlingpoetry.

  • Polish Institute - Cultural Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Brussels
  • Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren
  • Greenland Representation to the European Union
  • LUCA School of Arts
  • Mission of the Faroes to the EU
  • Hungarian Cultural Institute Brussels
  • Greenlandic Writers Association
  • Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Belgium
  • It Skriuwersboun
  • Scottish Government EU Office
  • Instituto Cervantes Brussels
  • Leeuwarden Europan Capital of Culture 2018
  • Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity
  • Spain Arts and Culture - Cultural and Scientific Service of the Embassy of Spain in Belgium
  • Embassy of Ireland
  • Ambassade du Luxembourg à Bruxelles
  • Yunus Emre Institute
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Estonia to the European Union
  • Etxepare Euskal Institutua
  • MuntPunt
  • Istituto Italiano di Cultura
  • Camões Instituto de Cooperação e Língua Portugal
  • Danish Cultural Institute
  • Austrian Cultural Forum
  • Czech Centre Brussels
  • Commission européenne
  • Embassy of Sweden
  • Orfeu - Livraria Portuguesa
  • Swedish Institute
  • Embassy of Andorra
  • Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels
  • Ville de Bruxelles
  • LOFT 58
  • Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
  • Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Belgium
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union