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Advice for poets

In the library’s collection we have a number of guides to reading and writing poetry. These are a great starting point, or a place to go for more in-depth research of a specific aspect of writing which might catch your attention.

Beyond the books, however, there is a vast world of online tips, guides and lived experience to help you along on your poetry path.

  • Scottish Book Trust have a wealth of useful tips and advice for writers
  • Have a read of these inspiring words by poet Daljit Nagra.
  • Have a look at our online publisher pages to see what’s getting published.
  • Read Best Scottish Poems, our annual online anthology of the best 20 Scottish poems.
  • Listen to poets talk about their work in our podcasts.

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At forty I woke up, saw it was day,
found there was love, heard a new beat, heard Beats,
sent airmail solidarity to Saõ
Paulo’s poetic-concrete revolution
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