William Hutcheson
For over half a century, in Scots and English, and in different registers, William Hutcheson’s poetry covered many themes, including rural life in the West of Scotland, shipbuilding on the Clyde, and the First World War.
Isobel Wylie Hutchison
Born in the late 1880s, Isobel Wylie Hutchison overcame the constraints that the age, her class, and her own personality placed upon her, to become a solo adventurer in the far North, an accomplished plant collector and a successful poet and writer.
Kathleen Jamie
Kathleen Jamie is a poet, essayist and travel writer. She has been Professor of Poetry at the University of Stirling since 2010.
Hugh MacDiarmid
Hugh MacDiarmid (C.M. Grieve) was Scotland’s most influential and controversial writer in the 20th century. He urged and enabled the regeneration of all aspects of Scotland’s literature and culture through his poetry, polemical writing and political activity.
Edwin Morgan
Morgan was Glasgow’s first Poet Laureate 1999-2002, and the first to hold the post of Scots Makar, created by the Scottish Executive in 2004 to recognise the achievement of Scottish poets throughout the centuries.
Creative Writing for Wellbeing: Long Covid - Thursday 14 January at 12:30 pm
A safe, small group space for sufferers to gather virtually to read poetry and write stories during a gentle, guided session.
Creative Writing for Wellbeing: Long Covid - Thursday 18 February at 12:30 pm
A safe, small group space for sufferers to gather virtually to read poetry and write stories during a gentle, guided session.
Poetry on Lockdown: ‘The Glassblower Dances’ by Rachel McCrum - 26.5.2020
As part of our blog series where Library staff reflect upon poems chosen from our website, we look at Rachel McCrum’s ‘The Glassblower Dances’.
From the Front Lines: Alan Spence - 26.3.2020
Today, we begin a new series of blogs written by poets about what they have been doing since the lockdown began.
Poetry and Mindfulness - 12.12.2019
This page collects together the Scottish Poetry Library’s resources dedicated to mindfulness, wellbeing and bibliotherapy.
Opportunities - 05.12.2019
Job Opportunity: Head Librarian (fixed-term to 31 March 2022) Salary: £27,500 per annum Closing date for expressions of interest: 12 noon, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 Interviews dates: Monday, 17 February 2020 The Scottish Poetry Library is seeking a motivated and innovative individual to join its small but dedicated team as our Head Librarian to manage […]
Poets Advisory Group
The SPL Poets Advisory Group was established in December 2017 as a means for poets to share their ideas on how the library engages and works with poets across Scotland.