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Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 14d

RIP Tony Harrison, playwright & poet. Among other things, he translated the York Mystery Plays into modern English
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Tony Harrison: Plays One

Tony Harrison: Plays One [Harrison, Tony] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tony Harrison: Plays One

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Tyne & Esk Writers @tyneeskwriters.bsky.social · 14d

Tyne &Esk poets Jock Stein and John Killick are launching their East Lothian inspired poetry pamphlet this weekend. Come along and hear them - details in the attached poster.

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Catriona Roberts @catrobdesigns.bsky.social · Sep 10

A Good Day Out

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If you like your poems light hearted and up beat, narrated in a Scottish Highlands voice, filled with nature photography of forests and Scottish Lochs, then this one just might be for you.

#poem #poetry #writing #writingcommunity #Scotland #Photography

A Good Day Out

https://youtube.com/shorts/FAk21VBk56g

If you like your poems light hearted and up beat, narrated in a Scottish Highlands voice, filled with nature photography of forests and Scottish Lochs, then this one just might be for you.

Accompanied by my original photography and hand drawn doodle inspired art work.

Available to purchase from my online stores.

Click on the links in the bio for more options.

I combined all elements to create this video ( including text and shapes) using the video editor in canva.com

Click links on main post to see the video.

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

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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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 16d

Our 2025 Poetry Competition is ✨ OPEN FOR ENTRIES ✨

Prizes: 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250; Unpublished Poet Prize: £250
Judge: Liz Berry
Entry Fee: £10
Closes: 8 December 2025

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Poetry #PoetryCommunity

Women's Poetry Competition 2025 - Poetry (Single Poem) - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️

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Tyne & Esk Writers @tyneeskwriters.bsky.social · 25d

Have you wondered how each of the Tyne & Esk groups are doing? Here are a few updates from each of the groups:

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Reps share group highlights from the past year - Tyne & Esk Writers

Our next annual general meeting (AGM) will take place on Monday 27 October at 7pm at the Victoria Inn in Haddington. Ahead of the meeting, we […]

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Scottish BPOC Writers Network @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social · 26d

Join our Q&A with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social happening TODAY, where they'll share some top tips and answer your questions about applying for the New Writers Award! BSL is available: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/qa-applying-...

Q&A: Applying to the New Writers Award 2026: Scottish BPOC Writers Network x Scottish Book Trust - 15th September 2025 - Scottish BPOC Writers Network

Join Scottish Book Trust for top tips on applying to the New Writers Awards and an opportunity to ask any questions about the process!

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Tyne & Esk Writers @tyneeskwriters.bsky.social · 26d

This looks really helpful! Off to have a wee look ...

Katie Ailes @katieailes.bsky.social · 26d

[email protected] has done a brilliant job compiling a handy list of writing open mics across Scotland! In a quickly-evolving scene, that's no easy feat. Read it (and consider supporting her work) here: thegoodeggproject.substack.com/p/scotland-o...

Scotland open mics round-up 2025/26

A non-exhaustive list of Scottish open mics for writers of all kinds

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · Sep 4

Meet our Scots Language Publication Grant Awardees 2025! ✍️

Congratulations to all the brilliant publishers who will receive funding this year, and thanks to the funders that make this grant possible.

www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...

Scots Language Publication Grant Awardees 2025

The Scots Language Publication Grant supports Scots publishers and encourages Scots writers.

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Push the Boat Out Festival @ptbopoetry.bsky.social · Aug 27

We're thrilled to be collaborating with the Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature to present our latest online poetry writing workshop with Preston Losack, host of Preston's Poetry Podcast. Join us on Wed 17 Sept as we dive into active reading for poetry writing: www.citizenticket.com/events/push-...

Active reading for poetry writing - Buy tickets

A poetry workshop with Preston Losack

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Push the Boat Out Festival @ptbopoetry.bsky.social · Apr 17

Save the Date! Push the Boat Out is back from 21-23 November 2025. We’re busy behind the scenes crafting an exciting, thought-provoking programme full of poetry, performance, and plenty of surprises.

Stay tuned! We can’t wait to share our plans with you 🚤✨

A background in shades of blue and pink with a sound wave design. The text reads: Push the Boat Out, Edinburgh International Poetry Festival, 21-23 November 2025.

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Carcanet Press @carcanet.bsky.social · Sep 2

📖Upcoming Carcanet Online Book Launches!

Please join us online to celebrate the launches of Alice Meynell, Billy-Ray Belcourt and Steve Malmude! ✨ All online launches are £2, redeemable against the cost of the book, and will feature readings, discussion, and audience Q&A.
www.carcanet.co.uk/events/

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Tyne & Esk Writers @tyneeskwriters.bsky.social · Sep 2

Summer steps aside for autumn’s arrival, a good time to coorie in and write as the evenings lengthen. Lots of opportunities for poets to learn and develop as winter approaches.

North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're back from summer break and thrilled for the first #NorthSeaPoets Studio tonight!

Want to join us for a course instead? There are still a few tickets left for 'Writing With ...' on Saturdays 🍂

Get all the details and book at buff.ly/74mQTxi 🌊

#Poetry #PoetrySky #PoetryWorkshop

Courses | North Sea Poets

Want to learn creative poetry techniques from the best? Explore our upcoming courses.

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are honoured to be able to offer you the chance to win a copy of The Empire of Forgetting by the late John Burnside, thanks to our friends at @jonathancape.bsky.social.

Enter by 30 September for the chance to win a copy.

Book of the Month: The Empire of Forgetting by John Burnside

We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.

www.scottishbooktrust.com

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Dr Helen Boden @helenboden.bsky.social · Sep 2

As part of
ArtWalkPorty, launching on an incoming tide, a multi-artist, multi-artform publication, featuring my new 40-pg poetry sequence, BRAID. 12 Sept 4pm, mouth of Figgate Burn, Portobello beach, Edinburgh - be lovely to see anyone who can make it!
www.artwalkporty.co.uk/event/braid-...

Braid Walk Publication Launch - Art Walk Projects

Join us for the launch of the Braid Walk publication, a collection of writings and visual images inspired by walking the Figgate-Braid-Bonaly watercourse, with readings by Helen Boden (poetry), James […]

www.artwalkporty.co.uk

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Marjorie Lotfi @marjorielotfi.bsky.social · Sep 2

Looked at this cracker by @niallpoetry.bsky.social at Marjorie’s Table today - stunning. It’s here, with a couple of others: www.badlilies.uk/niall-campbell

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Jul 23

The Scots Whay Hae! podcast speaks to the 5 authors shortlisted for this year’s @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Scottish Crime Writing Debut of the Year award
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The SWH! Bloody Scotland Podcasts: The Scottish Crime Debut Prize Shortlist 2025...

For the first of our Bloody Scotland podcasts - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival - Ali spoke to the five shortlisted authors for this year's Scottish Crime Debut of the Year. They inclu...

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Jul 23

John Buchan: the master storyteller
4 Sept @natlibscot.bsky.social Edinburgh
Free

2025 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Buchan. Ursula Buchan, John Buchan’s granddaughter & biographer, will talk about the range of his fiction & its subject matter
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John Buchan: the master storyteller

In this illustrated talk Ursula Buchan, John Buchan’s granddaughter, will reflect on the enduring appeal of his fiction.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Jul 23

“To anyone reading this who is just starting out or feeling unsure, I want to say: keep going. Poetry needs your voice”

Nazaret Ranea on going from being one of the @byleaveswelive.bsky.social Young Makars to publishing her first poetry collection
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/07/my-j...

My Journey from Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makar to Published Poet

Nazaret Ranea writes of her journey from being one of the Scottish Poetry Library's Young Makars to having her first poetry collection published by Drunk Muse Press. %

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Jul 22

“To read his poetry is to feel, just for a moment, as if the world’s edges have been pushed back; as if, by standing beside him, you too can see further and more clearly”

— @sarahcrown.bsky.social reviews John Burnside’s THE EMPIRE OF FORGETTING
#poetry
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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

The Empire of Forgetting by John Burnside review – last words from an essential poet of our age

This posthumously published final collection confronts mortality, alongside the world’s almost unbearable beauty

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Vicky MacKenzie @vickymackenzie.bsky.social · Jul 22

Publishers outside of the UK - there is funding available to you for translating the works of Scottish writers! Applications are now open - deadline 18th August. #BookSky #Translation #Publishing
www.publishingscotland.org/what-we-do/s...

Translation Support and Funding | Publishing Scotland

Publishing Scotland Translation Fund This fund is administered by Publishing Scotland on behalf of Creative Scotland. The purpose of the fund is to support publishers based outside the United Kingdom ...

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Carcanet Press @carcanet.bsky.social · Jul 23

Join Tara Bergin online at 10am on Monday 28th July for a workshop exploring personal and political poetry!

Learn more here: www.carcanet.co.uk/events/tara-...

Tara Bergin: Online Poetry Workshop - Carcanet Press

Join Tara Bergin for an online workshop exploring 'Poetry of the Personal & Political'. In this workshop Tara will look at the ways in which some

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Feisty Blue Gecko (Philippa Ramsden) @feistybluegecko.bsky.social · Jul 21

Quite delighted to have two poems in @blacknorereview.bsky.social today, looking ahead to the changing seasons in Scotland and further afield.

Thank you, Black Nore Review!

#poetry #blueskypoetry

Black Nore Review @blacknorereview.bsky.social · Jul 21

Two atmospheric poems today from Philippa Ramsden. @feistybluegecko.bsky.social

Philippa Ramsden – two poems

Soft-lit Days Over her shoulder autumn equinox recedes. Five more minutes of light, disappear daily gathered by the birds, perhaps along with their autumn berries. She takes soft footsteps towards winter solstice. * Tihar, Festival of Light Butter lamps appeal to Laxmi, Goddess of wealth, smoke and moisture cling to the post monsoon air suspended on diesel fumes coughed from the last buses…

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