Stanza Poetry Festival
stanza poetry festival take place march university town st andrew scotland time newspaper referred stanza “the country’s leading poetry festival” run every year since inception barring interrupted covid pandemic stanza ran onlineonly festival due ongoing covid restriction continues offer inperson online event part ongoing hybrid programme festival us hub byre theatre st andrew regularly programme event venue around town stanza held october year however festival changed regular march fixture advance festival moroccan poet booked perform denied visa home office soukaina habiballah due appear part resilient voice celebrating middle eastern woman art initially blocked entry uk ground could considered flight risk home office revised decision shortly festival coming pressure public figure stanza website