# Poetry reading with Stewart Sanderson

Poetry reading with Stewart Sanderson at SOAS University of London, Thursday 29 October 2026, 18:30.

- Venue: SOAS University of London
- With: Stewart Sanderson
- Go to page: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/poetry-reading-stewart-sanderson

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SOAS Library hosts a poetry reading and conversation with the award-winning Scottish poet Stewart Sanderson, an SOAS graduate. He will read poems from his latest collection, Weathershaker, as well as sharing new work. The collection explores lost, recovered and imagined meanings, digging into place names, fictional histories and fragmentary texts. Sanderson is a Glasgow-born poet whose books include Fios, An Offering, The Sleep Road and Weathershaker.

## Dates

- Thursday 29 October 18:30 — SOAS University of London

Written by a model, sources: [soas.ac.uk](https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/poetry-reading-stewart-sanderson)

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