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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 9d

…carefully pulling us through the magic of queer kin-making and towards a sense of reciprocity and belonging.

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All the plants I have half-grown by Linden K McMahon

“Poems full of play and song and mourning.” – Miriam Nash

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 9d

All the plants I have half-grown by Linden K McMahon (Stewed Rhubarb, 2024)

From the inevitable anxiety of ecological crisis, the ecopoems in All the plants I have half-grown follow the strange, uncomfortable, glorious, glittering threads that link us to our ecologies, …

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Alec Finlay @alecfinlay.bsky.social · 10d

Glad to have a short poem in this anthology for John Maclean, edited by Henry Bell and Joey Simons.

Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 10d

Now's The Day, Now's The Hour: Poems for John Maclean (2023)

Edited by Henry Bell & Joey Simons, this anthology collects poems & songs in tribute to the revolutionary life and legacy of John Maclean (1879-1923) on the centenary of his death.

Maclean's legacy, & the tragedy of his martyrdom…

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 10d

…this book is a celebration of Maclean, and a call to arms to keep fighting for a world held in common.

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Now's The Day, Now's The Hour: Poems for John Maclean - Tapsalteerie

Edited by Henry Bell & Joey Simons, Now’s The Day, Now’s The Hour collects together poems and songs in tribute to the revolutionary life and legacy of John Maclean (1879–1923) on the centenary of his ...

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 10d

…has long inspired Scotland’s greatest poets and songwriters. Featuring new work from Jackie Kay, Juana Adcock, William Letford, Josie Giles and others, alongside the classic songs and poems of Hamish Henderson, Hugh MacDiarmid, Edwin Morgan, Sorley Maclean and Mary Brooksbank…

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 10d

Now's The Day, Now's The Hour: Poems for John Maclean (2023)

Edited by Henry Bell & Joey Simons, this anthology collects poems & songs in tribute to the revolutionary life and legacy of John Maclean (1879-1923) on the centenary of his death.

Maclean's legacy, & the tragedy of his martyrdom…

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 16d

…It is a love letter to Black women, all of us whose identities face marginalisation and those who bear witness and speak up, as we continue to collectively raise our voices for liberation.

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In Wolf’s Skin by Titilayo Farukuoye

A memorandum of strength, fierceness and love, speaking to the importance of standing for a world you want to live in…

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 16d

In Wolf's Skin (2024) by Titilayo Farukuoye

Contemplating power & heritage, In Wolf's Skin offers a means to articulate some realities of our colonial legacies. This pamphlet is a memorandum of strength, fierceness & love, speaking to the importance of standing for a world you want to live in…

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 27d

From our imprint, Stewed Rhubarb.

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Stewed Rhubarb Press

A poetry publisher from Scotland

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 27d

…Words unravel from deep time to the Anthropocene and our collapsing ecosystems, asking: what is hope in these times?

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Blue: A Lament for the Sea by Liz Macwhirter (pre-order)

‘a powerful work of mourning and hauntings’ – CJ Cooke

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 27d

Now open for pre-order: Blue: A Lament for the Sea by Liz MacWhirter. 🌊

Blue: a lament for the sea is one woman's journey through the interstices of land & sea, grief & love. The medieval Gaelic myth of the Isle of lona escaping an apocalyptic flood infuses. MacWhirter's contemporary lyric epic…

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · 28d

Big & joyous news: Mae Diansangu's Bloodsongs has been longlisted for the Poetry Debut prize in the Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🎉

Congratulations, Mae! 👏

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We're so happy to see this incredible book continuing to get the recognition it deserves! 🥹

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · Sep 5

… - a space where land, humans and more-than-humans explore patterns of experience in times of reckoning.

Rebecca Sharp is a poet, playwright and interdisciplinary artist from Glasgow, now based in Fife.

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Long Field Loop by Rebecca Sharp - Tapsalteerie

"an extraorinary, utterly unique collection ... an antidote to the Anthopocene" - John Glenday Longlisted for the Saltire Society's Poetry Book of Year award 2024.

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · Sep 5

Long Field Loop by Rebecca Sharp

“an extraorinary, utterly unique collection…an antidote to the Anthopocene” – John Glenday

*Longlisted for Saltire Society’s Poetry Book of Year 2024.*

When so much of moving forward includes looking back, the poems in Long Field Loop make space for making amends…

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Mae Diansangu @vavapoetry.bsky.social · Aug 15

Jason just shared this and it pretty much says everything I feel about the situation www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize | Jason Okundaye

The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to act, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

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Mae Diansangu @vavapoetry.bsky.social · Aug 20

BLOODSONGS has been nominated for Scots Book of The Year(!) The public decides the winner, but you don't need to live in Scotland to vote - just follow the link 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💖
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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · Aug 31

Titular poem from Shane Strachan’s 2024 collection Dwams.

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In a spectrum of voices across Scots and English, the poems in DWAMS concern themselves with the climate emergency and just transition, rising xenophobia, and with queer romance and sex, in a groundbreaking debut collection…

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · Sep 3

Love & Other Cancers by Olivia Thomakos. Deeply personal—yet universally resonant—this book deftly exploring the struggles of life journeys as we discover ourselves & navigate familial, friendly, & romantic relationships through seasons of illness, loss, & change.

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Mae Diansangu @vavapoetry.bsky.social · Nov 15

BUY MY BLOODY BOOK. Shifting between English and North-East Scots, BLOODSONGS, is an ode to matters of the blood: queer carnality; black rage; the crude power of myth and how history is felt in the body🩸 www.tapsalteerie.co.uk/product/bloo...

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · Sep 3

Love & Other Cancers by Olivia Thomakos. Deeply personal—yet universally resonant—this book deftly exploring the struggles of life journeys as we discover ourselves & navigate familial, friendly, & romantic relationships through seasons of illness, loss, & change.

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · Aug 31

…from North East Scottish writer and poet Shane Strachan. The collection looks anew at the city of Aberdeen and the wider North East region's industrial heritage, moving across time and place, from mountains and farmland to city and sea.

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DWAMS by Shane Strachan - Tapsalteerie

DWAMS is a "full beam fantastic" (Michael Pederson) debut poetry collection from Aberdeen-based poet and writer Shane Strachan.

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · Aug 31

Titular poem from Shane Strachan’s 2024 collection Dwams.

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In a spectrum of voices across Scots and English, the poems in DWAMS concern themselves with the climate emergency and just transition, rising xenophobia, and with queer romance and sex, in a groundbreaking debut collection…

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · Aug 27

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sun-drunk by Ian Macartney

“A rare achievement” – David Kinloch

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · Aug 27

sun-drunk by lan Macartney
(Stewed Rhubarb, 2024).

These are poems drunk not just on the sun, but on every emotion which whirs underneath its glow—even in the bright light of winter months. Some of these poems were commissioned for stage, some for screen(s), & others have never appeared before…🌅

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Tapsalteerie @tapsalteerie.bsky.social · Aug 27

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sun-drunk by Ian Macartney

“A rare achievement” – David Kinloch

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