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Clt Alt Del – ‘I feel safe, I feel heard. I feel helped’
7 March 2018
On Saturday, 24 March, 2pm, the young women of the Youth Community Support Agency's group, Clt Alt Del, will be joined by their tutors, poet Marjorie Gill and singer songwriter Heir of the Cursed, to share work generated in...
The Thursday Post: #MeToo
1 March 2018
Image: #womensmarch2018 Philly Philadelphia #MeToo by Rob Kall, under a Creative Commons licenceThe Thursday Blog: Re-Tooled
22 February 2018
Doctors with patient, 1999 by Seattle Municipal Archives, under a Creative Commons licenceThe Thursday Post: The Poetry Reader
15 February 2018
The latest issue of the Scottish Poetry Library’s bi-annual newsletter, the Poetry Reader, is out now and available to collect for free from your friendly neighbourhood SPL. What’s in it?
Writing Resilience
7 February 2018
Image: Harriet Tubman slave statue in Harlem. Tubman was one of the few female Black American Abolitionists in the 1840s and 1850s. Harlem New York by denisbin, under a Creative Commons licenceThe Thursday Post: Having a WHALE of a time
7 February 2018
In 2018, the Scottish Poetry Library and Open Book are running a flagship residency project in Wester Hailes in partnership with WHALE Arts. This pilot project has emerged from WHALE’s Creative Connected Community Project supported by the Big Lottery...The Thursday Post: ‘Journeys, Home, Belonging’
31 January 2018
The International Women’s Group is based in Glasgow and all women are welcome. The majority of members are refugees who are seeking support, friendships and are eager to integrate into the community. Through developing a new found skill, the...The Thursday Post: From SPL to OPL
17 January 2018
In the autumn of 2016, I found myself at a loose end. I was a little lost, staying with my sister in Edinburgh for a few months at the end of a messy year abroad, and trying to find...
The SPL Spring 2018 events programme
13 January 2018
The nip in the air might not seem particularly spring-like to you; nevertheless, the SPL boldly brings you news of our Spring 2018 programme of events. And, my goodness, what a programme. We’re proud to present a bill stuffed...
A Merry Christmas from the SPL and Liz Lochhead
22 December 2017
Image: Snow-Sunset-Light by Chris, under a Creative Commons licence
A Christmas treat exclusively for readers of the SPL blog. Liz Lochhead, former National Poet for Scotland and forever friend of the SPL, has penned a poem for the ‘Spirit of Light...
The God Damn Debut Slam
14 December 2017
We're putting the finishing touches to our spring programme of events, which, trust me, will be worth the wait. A mix of poets even your friend who doesn't care much for poetry will have heard of, international visitors, and...The SPL Christmas Raffle
12 December 2017
Roll up! Roll up! Get your tickets for the SPL raffle!
Ahead of our Discount Xmas Shopping Night on Thursday, 14 December (between 6pm and 9pm), we’re holding a raffle with some fantastic prizes. All money goes to helping to...