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Social distancing is in place, the masks and gloves are freely available and we have enough hand sanitiser to swim in – we have reopened,Champions 2020
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Annual General Meeting 2020
How we plan to hold our AGM during the pandemic. ...More
Joy Hendry wins SPL’s inaugural Outstanding Contribution to Poetry in Scotland Award
The Scottish Poetry Library is launching a new literary prize, a biennial Outstanding Contribution to Scottish Poetry award. The first winner is Joy Hendry, the editor of influential magazine Chapman and a poet in her own right. ...More
Scottish Poetry Library welcomes raft of poets into its Online Guide
To mark St Andrews Day, the Scottish Poetry Library is adding 14 new names to its Online Guide to Scottish Poets, improving its representation of poets writing in Scots and Gaelic. ...More