💚 #moniackmhoronline where I'll share about #mentoring & #writing #poetry alongside brilliant @johnglenday.bsky.social my mentor / companion in readying 'The Bone Folder' for publication. Join us online 23.01.26. Pay-as-you-are-able booking bit.ly/4p2kpE9

@asls.org.uk @byleaveswelive.bsky.social

❤ Saltire Book Awards
Immense thanks to the judges for their generous readings of 'The Bone Folder', and to everyone who has been part of shaping the poems that fill it; all of you who have read and given time to those words.

In the midst of all the other wondrous poetry news, I was so pleased to have been shortlisted in this year's #Bridport #Poetry Prize. There were some outstanding poets on the list & an astounding winner, placed and commended poets' list too. Immense congratulations to all!

Gorgeous to see 'The Bone Folder' shortlisted in the 'The Saltires' #Book Awards. Thanks to my publishers Drunk Muse Press & to each of you for your encouragement. All #poems would be lonely without their readers 💚
Good luck to everyone shortlisted 🙌
@asls.org.uk @byleaveswelive.bsky.social

Amazed & delighted to be on the longlist for *The Saltire Society’s National Book Awards* in the #Poetry category, debut section. Congratulations to all of the wonderous writers who have been listed & immense thanks to the whole more-than-a-village of folk who've helped raise these poems 💖

North North folk & people travelling in #Sutherland & #Caithness & friends Join me & Nadine Malcom & Lee McNeish of *Common Ground* at Melness Hall, Saturday 20 September, 2pm. #Poetry #stories imagining more possible futures. Free. Hope & cake galore. See image for details 👇

Join us, five poets setting ashore: Saturday 5 July, 7pm, in #Strontian for new #poems, conviviality, music, book signing & for free.

Come North, come West, sail the Whale Road; we'd love to see you 💚

@byleaveswelive.bsky.social @asls.org.uk

It would be a treat to see you at #Stirling Central Library, this Thursday 17 April, 5.30pm-6.45pm, where I'll be reading with the wonders: @charliegracie.bsky.social @moraganderson.bsky.social & Chris Powici of @paperboatswriters.bsky.social
We will bring books to sign as well. Bring friends, do.

I'm bringing 'The Bone Folder' #poems to #Stirling Central Library, Thursday 17 April, 5.30pm. Join me & these luminous guest readers moraganderson.bsky.social charliegracie.bsky.social & Chris Powici of
paperboatswriters.bsky.social FREE but do book as space is limited 👇
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If you are in #Glasgow on Saturday 29 March, come for #poems, for #peace: Quaker Meeting House, Glasgow, G2 4PS, 3-5pm 💚👇

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I'm bringing 'The Bone Folder' #poems to #Stirling 'gateway to the Highlands' 💚

Join me & these luminous guest readers @moraganderson.bsky.social @charliegracie.bsky.social & Chris Powici of @paperboatswriters.bsky.social at Central Library Thursday 17 April, 5.30pm. FREE but do book your seat 👇

#Edinburgh & Edinburgh-close folk, please do join us for an evening of #poetry #music & conversation: 22 March, 7pm - 9pm at The Fruitmarket Gallery.

Free, but booking will ensure your seat ✨

'A Dove Has Spread Her Wings And Asks for #Peace', Maria Prymachenko, 1982, #Ukrainian Artist (1909-1997)

I'm bringing my new #poetry collection 'The Bone Folder' for its #Aberdeen launch at Books & Beans, 22 Belmont Street, 27 Feb, 18.30-20.30. Martin MacIntyre, also #DrunkMusePress will read from his latest too. There's an #OpenMic for your lush lines😊https://www.facebook.com/events/1164628301846118

Dear poet, dear man.
Michael Longley 27 July 1939 - 22 January 2025

The poem: 'The Design' is published in Poetry, & on The Poetry Foundation Website bit.ly/4jG1i0i

You can read a wee bit about Michael's life & work at The Arts Council of Northern Ireland Website artscouncil-ni.org/news/obituar...

A gift to have this peedie #poem honoured in The Scotsman. These lines are themselves an honouring of tenderness, shown to me at a time of personal devastation. The poem & some notes about what inspired its becoming feature on the lucent 'Raising the Fifth' too raisingthefifth.co.uk/little-stabs...

‪So many lovely reasons to be under this blue sky including following in the steps of @brokenspinearts.bsky.social who have gifted to me a (pinch myself; can't believe it) @pushcartprize.bsky.social nomination for my wee #poem 'Hymn' 💚

Congratulations & big best wishes to all my fellow nominees 🙌