Blog
Open Streets
31 May 2019
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
13 May 2019
The Library welcomes the appointment of Simon Armitage to Poet Laureate.In the Loop
10 May 2019
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
21 April 2019
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
18 April 2019
Poet Stewart Sanderson on this year's Crossways festival, the Irish-Scottish Cultural and Literary Festival. The Thursday Post: Pencil Lines
11 April 2019
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
10 April 2019
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
26 March 2019
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
25 February 2019
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
25 February 2019
Nell Widger is currently researching digitization methods for the Library's special collections. Here she blogs about the challenges.Meetup Groups in Edinburgh
21 February 2019
Find out more information about poetry groups that meet outside of the SPLThe Thursday Post: The latest issue of the Poetry Reader is here
14 February 2019
The latest issue of the Poetry Reader has arrived. Find out what delights it contains in our blog.