Events
Christine has performed all over Scotland and in several other countries (but never in England).
2011
- 19th Oct, 6.30pm - Edinburgh Launch of 'And then forever' - National Library of Scotland, 57 George IV Building, Edinburgh
- 22nd Sep, 7.30pm - Thin Air Festival - Winnipeg, Canada
- 15th Jun, 7.30pm - Leith Festival - The Granary, 32-34 Shore, Edinburgh, EH6 6QN
- 29th May, 7.45pm - Shore Poets - The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, 74 Lauriston Place, EH3 9DF
- 6th May, 12pm - Ullapool Book Festival - Ullapool Village Hall, 24 Market Street, Ullapool, IV26 2XE
- 26th Feb, 7pm - Shetland Association -Saucermeat Supper - Victoria Park Hotel, Ferry Road, Edinburgh
- 11th Jan, 5pm - Portuguese Evening - Floor 11 (Instituto Cameos), David Hume Tower (University of Edinburgh), George Square, Newington, Edinburgh, EH8 9JX
2010
- 14th Nov, 2.45pm - Poetry Club - Craigmillar Park Church, Edinburgh
- 5th Oct, 10.30am - Shetland through the eyes of a poet - British Legion Hall, Crieff PH7 3EB
- 4th, 12am - 5th Sep - Shetland launch of North End of Eden - WordPlay Book Festival in Islesburgh House, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0EQ
- 15th Aug, 12am - Books, Borders & Bikes - Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, EH44 6PW
- 12th Aug, 6pm - Blackwell Writers at the Fringe - Blackwell's bookshop, 53-63 South Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1YS
- 15th Jul, 6pm - Launch of North End of Eden - Scottish Poetry Library, Crichton's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
- 20th Mar, 2.15pm - StAnza 2010 - St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
- 6th Mar, 7pm - Between Leith and Lerwick - Conference Room, David Hume Tower, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
- 21st Feb, 7pm - International Mother Language Day - Ivar Aasen Centre, Indrehovdevegen 176, NO-6160 Hovdebygda, Norway
- 28th Jan, 6pm - StanZa 2010 Edinburgh Reviews - National Library of Scotland, 57 George IV Building, Edinburgh
2009
- 15th Oct - Dunbar Writers - Dunbar
- 27th Sep, 7.45pm - Shore Poets Performance - The Lot, Grassmarket, Edinburgh
- 18th Aug, 7pm - Arrivals and Departures in the Spiegeltent - Spiegeltent, George Square, Edinburgh
- 31st Jul - Shetland poetry evening - Waas, Shetland
- 21st Jul, 3.20pm - International Conference - Orkney College, UHI, Kirkwall
- 17th Jul - Poetry at Tarland - Aberdeenshire
- 1st Jun - Shetland Art Evening - Scotland
- 27th Mar - Portuguese evening - Edinburgh
- 5th - 15th Mar - Festival de la Parole Poetique - Quimperlé, Brittany, France
- 2nd - 6th Feb - Kolkata Book Fair - Kolkata, India
- 29th Jan - The Authenticity of Memory - Edinburgh Printmakers' Workshop
2008
- 1st Nov - Cockenzie Guild - Edinburgh
- 1st Oct - Reid Memorial Church - Edinburgh
- 2nd Sep - Shore Poets - Mai Thai Bar, Edinburgh
- 1st Sep - Wordplay book festival - Shetland
- 1st Aug - 16th Sep - Tour of Shetland schools - Shetland
- 20th May, 1pm - Poems Aloud - Scottish Poetry Library, Crichton's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
- 27th Mar, 7pm - Ceilidh Culture - The Village, 16 South Fort Street, Edinburgh
- 3rd Mar - Fête du Livre - Bécherel, Brittany, France
- 2nd Mar - Société Culturelle Les Amis da la Poésie - Bergerac, France
- 1st Mar - Helensburgh Saltire Society - United Reformed Church hall, West Princes Street, Helensburgh
- 1st Feb - Poems Aloud - Scottish Poetry Library, Crichton's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
2007
- 13th Dec, 7pm - A Voice for the Silenced - The Poetry Club, Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
- 9th Oct, 6.30pm - Mondes Parallèles Launch Event - Institut Français d'Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh
- 2nd Oct - Shore Poets - Orkney
- 1st Oct - Shore to Shore - Pier Arts Centre, Edinburgh
- 1st Aug - 9th Salon International du Livre Insulaire - Ouessant, Brittany, France
- 1st Jul - Moniack Mhor - Moniack Mhor
- 2nd Jun - The Bakehouse - Gatehouse of Fleet
- 1st Jun - Lahti International Writers' Reunion - Finland
- 1st May - 100 Favourite Scottish poems - Edinburgh
- 1st Apr - Women's History Conference - Lerwick, Shetland
- 8th Mar, 6pm - Word*Power - Word*Power, West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
- 3rd Mar - Writer's Circle - Campbelltown Library
- 2nd Mar - The 100 Poets Gathering - St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
- 15th Feb, 1pm - Robert Louis Stevenson Celebration - Scottish Poetry Library, Crichton's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
- 2nd Feb - Shetland Association - Leith Town Hall, Edinburgh
- 1st Jan - Shetland Association - Leith Town Hall, Edinburgh
2006
- 2nd Oct - Shetland Writing prize-giving - Lerwick, Shetland
- 1st Oct - Perth Libraries - Cairn O'Mhor Winery, Errol
- 1st Sep - Shore Poets - Canons' Gait, 232 Canongait, Edinburgh, EH8 8DQ
- 1st May - Iona Community Fundraiser - Netherbow Theatre, Edinburgh
- 1st Apr - International PEN - Colloque, Paris
- 1st Mar - Finnish and Latvian Women Poets - French Institute, Edinburgh
- 1st Feb - Penicuik Arts Centre - Penicuik
2005
- 1st Nov - Kingskettle Collieshangie - Kingskettle, Fife
- 1st Oct - Launch of Parallel Worlds - Blackwell's bookshop, 53-63 South Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1YS
- 1st Sep - Launch of Parallel Worlds - WordPlay Book Festival, Lerwick
- 1st Aug, 7pm - 60/60 Anthology on Hiroshima - Gatehouse of Fleet
- 1st Jun - Language Across Frontiers - Scottish Poetry Library, Crichton's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
- 3rd May - Language Across Frontiers - Town Hall, Lerwick, Shetland
- 2nd May - Festival of Scottish Writing - Central Library, Edinburgh
- 1st May - Radical Book Fair - Edinburgh
- 1st Apr - Shetland Family History Group - Shetland
- 1st Mar - Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama - Edinburgh
- 1st Feb - Shore Poets - Canons' Gait, 232 Canongait, Edinburgh, EH8 8DQ
2004
- 1st Oct - The Poetry Association of Scotland - Edinburgh
- 1st May - Shore Thing - Edinburgh University
- 3rd Mar - Stanza Poetry Festival - St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
- 2nd Mar - Kaleidoscope Writers' Group - Fife
- 1st Mar - Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama - Edinburgh
2003
- 1st Dec - The Royal College of Surgeons - Edinburgh
- 2nd Oct - Shore Poets - Canons' Gait, 232 Canongait, Edinburgh, EH8 8DQ
- 1st Oct - Poetry Festival - Bute
- 2nd Sep - Modern Scottish Women Poets Launch - Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
- 1st Sep - Shetland Book Festival & Children's Story Time - Lerwick, Shetland
- 2nd Jul - Launch of Hansel - Burrastow House, Shetland
- 1st Jul - Moniack Mhor - Moniack Mhor
- 1st May - Association of Scottish Literary Studies Conference - Kirkwall
Poems
- Edinburgh Volte-FaceThe Shetland Library, 1996 High Low
- On the Death of my Mother at MidsummerThe Shetland Library, 1996 High Low
- TagiddernessThe Shetland Library, 1996