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Learning

Find resources to study or teach poetry.

Ionnsachadh

An seo lorgar goireasan ionnsachaidh no teagaisg.
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English
This section of our website will help learning practitioners and students to get to grips with poetry. Whether you’re studying for your exams or want to teach a creative writing class, we have resources for you here.
Gaelic

Cuidichidh am pàirt seo den làraich againn luchd-ionnsachaidh agus luchd-teagaisg le bàrdachd. Ge bith an ann ag ullachadh airson deuchainn a tha sibh, no ag iarraidh clas sgrìobhaidh cruthachail a theagasg, tha goireasan againn dhuibh.

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So You Want To Be A Poet...

An assortment of resources that are out there for people who are trying to write things for themselves.
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National Poetry Day

This year, National Poetry Day 2019 is on the 3rd of October. The theme is 'truth'.
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Poets read children’s poems in Scots

We invited James Robertson and Sheena Blackhall, two of Scotland’s leading proponents of Scots language, to select and share their favourite children’s poems that they think young people and teachers would enjoy as much as they do.
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SQA set texts

Information on the poets, the poems and learning resources.

Teacsaichean an SQA

Fiosrachadh mu na bàird, na dàin, agus na goireasan ionnsachaidh.
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Learning resources

Find resources to study or teach poetry.


Goireasan ionnsachaidh


Lorgar goireasan airson bàrdachd a rannsachadh no a theagasg.
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New to poetry?

Some helpful ways to get started.


A bheil bàrdachd ùr dhut?


A bheil bàrdachd ùr dhut?
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Advice for poets

Read, read, read... and listen too!


Comhairle airson bàird


Leughaibh, leughaibh, leughaibh...agus èistibh cuideachd!
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Prescribe Culture exercises

The following are some exercises that were created to accompany our 2019 exhibition ‘Prescribe Culture’. They are designed to aid a deep slow reading of poetry that has been shown to ease and calm the mind.
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