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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 2d

🎙️ NEW!

Tony Harrison made a rare public appearance at Edinburgh Filmhouse in 2018. He conversed with his friend Peter Symes at a retrospective of his filmpoems.

Here, for the 1st time, is the full unabridged audio recording of the event.

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/podcast/tony...

Tony Harrison in Conversation at Edinburgh Filmhouse in 2018 - Podcast - Scottish Poetry Library

Tony Harrison was a much loved, even revered, English poet who died in September 2025. His work has been incredibly influential, not least among those who first heard his work in the 1980s, when his p...

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 4h

For anyone thinking of entering a poetry competition, some useful tips from Mslexia’s Editor, Debbie Taylor:

mslexia.co.uk/magazine/blo...

How to win a poetry competition - Blog - Magazine : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

mslexia.co.uk

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 1d

NETTLES

5 of Scotland's Next Generation Young Makars gather at the Scottish Poetry Library to celebrate the launch of Nazaret Ranea's debut poetry collection Nettles. Published by Drunk Muse Press.

Thurs 16 Oct, 6.30pm.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nettles-a-...

Nettles: A Launch and Showcase with Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makars

To celebrate Nazaret Renea's debut collection, join us for a vibrant celebration of Scotland's young poets at Nettles: A Launch and Showcase

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Magma Poetry @magmapoetry.bsky.social · 1d

MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26 is now open for entries in both categories:
The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines
The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines
Deadline 31 January 2026
This year's judge is Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social
Good luck!
magmapoetry.com/competition/

Magma Poetry Competition - Magma Poetry

MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26 MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26 is now open for entries in both categories The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines De...

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 1d

The 2025 Wigtown International Poetry Prize was awarded to Thai English teacher Molly Thapviwat – who travelled from Bangkok for the ceremony.

Thapviwat’s winning entry for the £1,500 prize is What We Did With The Miner’s Jacket, which reflects on family memory & the legacy of industrial struggle.

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 2d

🎙️ NEW!

Tony Harrison made a rare public appearance at Edinburgh Filmhouse in 2018. He conversed with his friend Peter Symes at a retrospective of his filmpoems.

Here, for the 1st time, is the full unabridged audio recording of the event.

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/podcast/tony...

Tony Harrison in Conversation at Edinburgh Filmhouse in 2018 - Podcast - Scottish Poetry Library

Tony Harrison was a much loved, even revered, English poet who died in September 2025. His work has been incredibly influential, not least among those who first heard his work in the 1980s, when his p...

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

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Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 4d

Wrote something on Harrison & class. Also scansion. But remember the first rule of Foot Club. open.substack.com/pub/northsea...

Tony Harrison's 'Study'

Don Paterson on the best room

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T. S. Eliot Prize @tseliotprize.bsky.social · 2d

We are thrilled to be able to reveal this year's T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist!
Our judges have chosen ten books "of great range, suggestiveness and power; from Entebbe to Manitoba... there is something here for everyone."

Find out more now: tseliot.com/prize/news/

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 2d

Morning folks. Are you loving your Monday morning rituals? #TonyHarrison

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 6d

📢 POETS WANTED!

Nominations now open for the Scottish Poetry Library's ONLINE GUIDE TO SCOTTISH POETS.

Any poet can be nominated born in Scotland, lives/works in Scotland, or is Scottish by inclination. Closing date is 2/11/25.

#NationalPoetryDay

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/09/nomi...

Nominations are now open for the SPL's online guide to Scottish poets

Who would you like to see added to the Scottish Poetry Library’s online guide to Scottish poets? The biennial nomination process is open until Sunday 2nd November 2025.

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 6d

Elisabeth Kelly is this year’s recipient of the Dymphna Bursary – a £2,000 award for a poet resident in Scotland who identifies as neurodivergent or has a learning disability.

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/09/elis...

Elisabeth Kelly awarded the Dymphna Bursary (2025)

Elisabeth Kelly is this year’s recipient of the Dymphna Bursary – a £2,000 award for a poet resident in Scotland who identifies as neurodivergent or has a learning disability. Elisabeth is a part-time...

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 9d

FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO CALEDONIA

Lorna Goodison, the former Poet Laureate of Jamaica, in conversation with Scotland's Makar, Peter Mackay.

Recorded outdoors beside the River Nith at the Robert Burns Ellisland Farm & Museum.

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/podcast/from...

From the Caribbean to Caledonia: Two National Bards in Conversation

Scotland's current Makar, Peter Mackay, and the former Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison, exchanged poems, stories, thoughts and much laughter at Ellisland Farm, once home to Robert Burns and h...

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 13d

SCOTTISH POETRY CHOIR

is a community project seeking new members which meets during school term times.

Members are guided through a collaborative process of developing group spoken word performances that incorporate movement, music & soundscapes to enhance the narrative of selected poetry pieces.

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 14d

🇯🇲 FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO CALEDONIA 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

On a sun-kissed Autumn’s afternoon on the banks of the River Nith two National Poets sat down to chat about Rabbie Burns, Bob Marley, Dante’s Inferno, the Gaelic and Jamaican tongues, and much more. #poetrypodcast

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/podcast/from...

From the Caribbean to Caledonia: Two National Bards in Conversation

Scotland's current Makar, Peter Mackay, and the former Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison, exchanged poems, stories, thoughts and much laughter at Ellisland Farm, once home to Robert Burns and h...

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 14d

NETTLES: A Launch & Showcase
16 Oct, @byleaveswelive.bsky.social, Edinburgh – free

Launching NETTLES, @nazaretranea.bsky.social’s debut poetry collection, plus readings from four of the young poets taking part in Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makars scheme
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nettles-a-...

Nettles: A Launch and Showcase with Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makars

To celebrate Nazaret Renea's debut collection, join us for a vibrant celebration of Scotland's young poets at Nettles: A Launch and Showcase

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 15d

We ❤️ our poetry tech installations at the SPL and we're chuffed to announce The Poetry Jukebox is coming! To be installed outside SPL and launched with an event on 4 Dec featuring:

🔊 Kathleen Jamie
🔊 Peter Mackay
🔊 Angeline King
🔊 Stephen Dornan
🔊 Maria McManus

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-juk...

Poetry Jukebox Launch: Fragments of Scotch Poetry

To mark the installation of the poetry jukebox we present four poets involved in the Linen Hall Library' Fragments of Scotch Poetry project

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 15d

🖋️ Langside Library Poetry Project

The exterior of Langside Library is to be transformed into a spectacular display of poetry. Submission prompts:

The Battle of Langside
Knowledge and Learning
Community Access
Mary, Queen of Scots
Refuge / Haven

opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...

Langside Library Poetry Project

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 16d

LIBRARY VANS AND HIDDEN DOORS

"Libraries are, of course, fantastic places to learn, to discover the world. But for me, personally, perhaps they are most exciting as places to hide."

- Peter Mackay, Scotland's Makar, on a lifelong love of libraries

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/09/libr...

Library Vans and Hidden Doors by Peter Mackay

I have been lucky in the libraries in my life and can - if I were to close my eyes now -imagine many of them in intricate detail, as a smell, type of lighting, sitting and reading experience.

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 16d

LIBRARY VANS AND HIDDEN DOORS

"Libraries are, of course, fantastic places to learn, to discover the world. But for me, personally, perhaps they are most exciting as places to hide."

- Peter Mackay, Scotland's Makar, on a lifelong love of libraries

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/09/libr...

Library Vans and Hidden Doors by Peter Mackay

I have been lucky in the libraries in my life and can - if I were to close my eyes now -imagine many of them in intricate detail, as a smell, type of lighting, sitting and reading experience.

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 29d

Scotland’s Makar Peter Mackay is participating in a residency with Lorna Goodison, former poet laureate of Jamaica at Robert Burns Ellisland Museum and Farm in Dumfriesshire.

Both poets will read at The Stove Network in Dumfries tomorrow (Tuesday) evening 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇲

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 29d

Tickets available at thestove.org/event/amang-...

Amang the Friends of Early Days – The Stove Network

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 29d

Scotland’s Makar Peter Mackay is participating in a residency with Lorna Goodison, former poet laureate of Jamaica at Robert Burns Ellisland Museum and Farm in Dumfriesshire.

Both poets will read at The Stove Network in Dumfries tomorrow (Tuesday) evening 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇲

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Aug 17

#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!

Submit free via Submittable 👇
nws.submittable.com/submit

New Writing Scotland Submission Manager

New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination. Prose (fiction and nonfiction); poetry; drama; screenplays; and graphic artwork (mon...

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · Sep 4

Aye Write Festival line up anounced, which includes 5 poetry events

www.glasgowlife.org.uk/whats-on/aye...

Aye Write - Glasgow Life | All

Aye Write is Glasgow's book festival and is a celebration of books and literature, with lively discussion and debate.

www.glasgowlife.org.uk

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · Sep 3

ESSAY

'Page Against The Machine: On the Poetics of AI Refusal'

Pip Thornton asks if AI technologies will "disarm poetry and creative writing as tools of refusal."

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/09/page...

Page Against The Machine: On the Poetics of AI Refusal

This essay by artist and researcher Pip Thornton documents and debates some of the outputs of ‘Writing The Wrongs of AI’ (WWAI), a project which explored creative ways to demonstrate the power that hu...

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