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A bhith nur n-iasadaiche


Ionnsaichibh barrachd mu mar a gheibhear leabhraichean air iasad bho na cruinneachaidhean againn aig Leabharlann Bàrdachd na h-Alba.
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Inside the Scottish Poetry Library: The Movie

20 November, 2020

Hosted by Saltire Prize-winning poet Janette Ayachi, our new film takes you by the hand as we stop off to look at the SPL's history – and to consider its future. ...More

Giving Sorrow Words

23 October, 2020

Lapidus Scotland in association with the Scottish Poetry Library is running Giving Sorrow Words: Creative Words for Health & Wellbeing, a series of three short writing sessions led by Lapidus Scotland facilitators Valerie Gillies, the former Edinburgh Makar, and Larry Butler. ...More

Vision On with John Hegley, Padraig Mac Aoidh and more

8 October, 2020

This year's National Poetry Day's theme was 'vision', and in that spirit we're presenting in one handy blog all the films we commissioned or were involved in to mark NPD. ...More

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green brown golden heaps
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