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The Vision Thing: SPL appoints ‘Champions’ to find new work
16 June 2020
The SPL has appointed four 'Champions' to commission new work, including in Gaelic and Scots.A poem to mark the 80th anniversary of the surrender of the 51st Highland Division
10 June 2020
Our Poem of the Moment is one written by Jack (John) Low. Born in 1919, Jack, a member of the 51st Highland Division, was imprisoned after the Division's surrender; he remained a POW until the war ended. While a...Unearthed: Thank you, William McGonagall
4 June 2020
Unearthed is a weekly podcast made by tour guide and journalist Ryan Latto. New episodes on Wednesday’s at 12 noon. The first episode is about McGonagall, ‘the worst poet in the history of the English language’.From the Front Lines: Jim Carruth, Vicki Husband and Ross Wilson
3 June 2020
In our final Front Lines blog, we hear from three poets who work for the NHS: Jim Carruth, Vicki Husband and Ross Wilson.Poetry in Lockdown: ‘Grey Hairs’ by Angela McSeveney
2 June 2020
As part of our blog series where Library staff reflect upon poems chosen from our website, we look at 'Grey Hairs' by Angela McSeveney‘A’v aye wantit tae be a dentist’
1 June 2020
The poem ‘A’v aye wantit tae be a dentist’ by Ross Lyttle was shortlisted in this quarter’s John Byrne Award.Poetry in Quarantine #8
29 May 2020
Our blog bringing you news of and links to an array of interesting things we’ve found online, from actors reading poems to online courses to virtual festivals.From the Front Lines: Raman Mundair
27 May 2020
Poet Raman Mundair contemplates time losing meaning, the difference between solitude and isolation, and missing dancing.Wigtown Poetry Prize – last few days!
26 May 2020
As the Wigtown Poetry Prize prepares to close on Friday 29 May, this flashback blog looks at what the poet George Szirtes had to say about being a judge of the prize in 2012.Poetry on Lockdown: ‘The Glassblower Dances’ by Rachel McCrum
26 May 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: Niall Campbell
20 May 2020
Poet Niall Campbell finds chess and Marcus Crassus' death makes him wonder: what next?Poetry in Lockdown: ‘A Night Fire’s Call’ by Sydney Tremaine
20 May 2020
As part of our blog series where Library staff reflect upon poems chosen from our website, we look at Sydney Tremaine's 'A Night Fire's Call'.