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Billy Kay: ‘The great scots tradeition o makars’

Billy Kay delivered the inaugural The Betty Boyd Memorial Scots Language Lecture. In this extract he talks about the great tradition of poetry in the Scots language.

Open Streets

We're taking part in Open Streets this Sunday (2 June). What is it and what is the Library doing?

Our New Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage

The Library welcomes the appointment of Simon Armitage to Poet Laureate.

In the Loop

As we move towards the end of Deaf Awareness Week 2019, we’re delighted to announce that we shall soon be installing a new, and much improved, hearing loop in the Scottish Poetry Library thanks to assistance provided by the...

Poetry Groups at the SPL

Several poetry groups meet at the SPL, where the comfortable surroundings and access to volumes of poetry make for a rich writing experience.

The Thursday Post: Crossways

Poet Stewart Sanderson on this year's Crossways festival, the Irish-Scottish Cultural and Literary Festival.

The Thursday Post: Pencil Lines

Joyce Gunn Cairns explains why she was so attracted to drawing poets over three decades, the basis of a new SPL exhibition.

The World on our Shelves

Our new exhibition celebrates the diversity of our collections. We spotlight the works of poets from around the globe.

Sarah Howe on Ledbury Emerging Poetry Critics Programme

T.S. Eliot Prizewinner Sarah Howe explains how the Ledbury Emerging Poetry Critics programme is changing the face of criticism.

Revealed: The line-up for Aye Write’s Best of the Best Scottish Poems event

Discover who is on the bill for our Aye Write event at the end of March.

New Poetry, New Challenges: Digitising the SPL’s Archives

Nell Widger is currently researching digitization methods for the Library's special collections. Here she blogs about the challenges.

Meetup Groups in Edinburgh

Find out more information about poetry groups that meet outside of the SPL