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Lorna Goodison is in Dumfries! On Tuesday 9th September at 7pm, please join us at The Stove Network & Café to celebrate Lorna's recent publication Dante's Inferno.🔥
There she will be in conversation with Scots Makar, Peter Mackay.
More info and tickets:⬇️
www.carcanet.co.uk/events/lorna...
There she will be in conversation with Scots Makar, Peter Mackay.
More info and tickets:⬇️
www.carcanet.co.uk/events/lorna...
Lorna Goodison: Amang the Friends of Early Days - Carcanet Press
Join The Stove, the Scottish Poetry Library, and Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm for a special evening of poetry and conversation with Lorna
www.carcanet.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Lorna Goodison is in Dumfries! On Tuesday 9th September at 7pm, please join us at The Stove Network & Café to celebrate Lorna's recent publication Dante's Inferno.🔥
There she will be in conversation with Scots Makar, Peter Mackay.
More info and tickets:⬇️
www.carcanet.co.uk/events/lorna...
There she will be in conversation with Scots Makar, Peter Mackay.
More info and tickets:⬇️
www.carcanet.co.uk/events/lorna...
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🚨 RIGHT NOW opposite Labour Party HQ in London.
We’ve turned their street into Jabaliya camp in Gaza. A genocide is happening, but the Labour government is supplying weapons, intelligence and diplomatic cover to the perpetrator. Protesting this is not terrorism.
We’ve turned their street into Jabaliya camp in Gaza. A genocide is happening, but the Labour government is supplying weapons, intelligence and diplomatic cover to the perpetrator. Protesting this is not terrorism.
July 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
🚨 RIGHT NOW opposite Labour Party HQ in London.
We’ve turned their street into Jabaliya camp in Gaza. A genocide is happening, but the Labour government is supplying weapons, intelligence and diplomatic cover to the perpetrator. Protesting this is not terrorism.
We’ve turned their street into Jabaliya camp in Gaza. A genocide is happening, but the Labour government is supplying weapons, intelligence and diplomatic cover to the perpetrator. Protesting this is not terrorism.
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"Trump announces that Iran and Israel have 'concepts of a peace plan,' while media staffers from both governments describe the meeting as 'not constructive.'"
The Trump Playbook for Brokering Peace Between Israel and Iran
1. Trump announces on Truth Social that he will solve the crisis in one day, and this will win him the Nobel Peace Prize. 2. Trump accidentally say...
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June 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Trump announces that Iran and Israel have 'concepts of a peace plan,' while media staffers from both governments describe the meeting as 'not constructive.'"
It's Gies a Scots Poem Day. @byleaveswelive.bsky.social has curated a great selection of poets reading their Scots poems here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Gies a Scots Poem Day (2025) - YouTube
Poems written and recited by poets writing in Scots language.
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June 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It's Gies a Scots Poem Day. @byleaveswelive.bsky.social has curated a great selection of poets reading their Scots poems here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Genuinely astonishing. You could almost believe in telepathy.
SORRY. Sorry.
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
April 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Genuinely astonishing. You could almost believe in telepathy.
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Microsoft just put up the price of your subscription without your consent. Mine rose from £79.99 per year to over £100. The extra is because they've strapped their 'AI copilot' in to every program. You can refuse this increase and these features. Instructions below.
Microsoft is going to price gouge you by adding their genAI to your subscription without your consent, and they are not transparent about how to avoid this bullshit.
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Microsoft just put up the price of your subscription without your consent. Mine rose from £79.99 per year to over £100. The extra is because they've strapped their 'AI copilot' in to every program. You can refuse this increase and these features. Instructions below.
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The Welsh told the Saxons this hill was called "pen" (meaning "hill"). The Saxons added their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill).
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
January 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Welsh told the Saxons this hill was called "pen" (meaning "hill"). The Saxons added their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill).
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).
Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
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January 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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"It’s not about the money. You see, taxes are an implicit acknowledgment that I exist within society and not above it. That my fate is tethered to the fate of humanity at large. That I am not the special little boy I’ve always believed myself to be."
I Will Pay Any Amount to Not Pay My Taxes
I’ve gotten myself into a bit of a jam. A series of natural disasters is barreling towards my home, and there is a severe shortage of resources and...
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January 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"It’s not about the money. You see, taxes are an implicit acknowledgment that I exist within society and not above it. That my fate is tethered to the fate of humanity at large. That I am not the special little boy I’ve always believed myself to be."
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We have teamed up with Macondo Literary Festival to offer 2 Scottish & 2 Kenyan poets with the unique opportunity of a residency in March at the Turkana Basin Institute.
Supported by British Council Scotland & Creative Scotland.
ffi 👇
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/disrupting-t...
Supported by British Council Scotland & Creative Scotland.
ffi 👇
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/disrupting-t...
Disrupting the Nature Narrative
Macondo Literary Festival and the Scottish Poetry Library invite poets in Kenya and Scotland to apply for a writing stay at the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya.
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
December 23, 2024 at 3:17 PM
We have teamed up with Macondo Literary Festival to offer 2 Scottish & 2 Kenyan poets with the unique opportunity of a residency in March at the Turkana Basin Institute.
Supported by British Council Scotland & Creative Scotland.
ffi 👇
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/disrupting-t...
Supported by British Council Scotland & Creative Scotland.
ffi 👇
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/disrupting-t...
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It’s not Christmassy but here’s my Xmas poem dedicated to delivery drivers everywhere!
December 18, 2024 at 9:01 AM
It’s not Christmassy but here’s my Xmas poem dedicated to delivery drivers everywhere!
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"I get that, in all likelihood, you planned every detail of that vacation and got zero thanks for it."
Letters to Moms: A Letter to Kevin McCallister’s Mom
In this column, Kristen Mulrooney writes letters to famous mothers from literature, TV, and film whom she finds herself relating to on a different ...
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December 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM
"I get that, in all likelihood, you planned every detail of that vacation and got zero thanks for it."
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‘Glasgow is the most complete of Britain’s motorway cities, outstripping anything achieved in London, and even car-mad Birmingham.’
Richard J. Williams on the utopian vision and disappointing reality of Glasgow’s M8: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Richard J. Williams on the utopian vision and disappointing reality of Glasgow’s M8: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Richard J. Williams · Short Cuts: Motorway Cities
When the Glasgow section of the M8 opened on 4 February 1972 a handful of students from the nearby Glasgow School of Art...
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December 12, 2024 at 12:25 PM
‘Glasgow is the most complete of Britain’s motorway cities, outstripping anything achieved in London, and even car-mad Birmingham.’
Richard J. Williams on the utopian vision and disappointing reality of Glasgow’s M8: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Richard J. Williams on the utopian vision and disappointing reality of Glasgow’s M8: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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The man who sold the World
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
A vote without a vote: the Saudi World Cup is an act of violence and disdain | Barney Ronay
The shamelessness of Fifa’s process was fully on show in Zurich during a display of contempt for governance, democracy, love, hope and good sense
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December 11, 2024 at 10:48 PM
The man who sold the World
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Putting the finishing touches to an edit of an interview I did with poet Donnie O'Rourke. I could listen to Donnie talk about poetry all day. One of the most generous, articulate, informed people I've ever met on the subject. His passion is infectious. Hope to have it on SPL website by Monday. (KW)
December 11, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Putting the finishing touches to an edit of an interview I did with poet Donnie O'Rourke. I could listen to Donnie talk about poetry all day. One of the most generous, articulate, informed people I've ever met on the subject. His passion is infectious. Hope to have it on SPL website by Monday. (KW)
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Good man yourself Oedipus, how’re ye keeping these days, tell me now, do y’still have the
November 28, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Good man yourself Oedipus, how’re ye keeping these days, tell me now, do y’still have the
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TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT...
... the SPL hosts the Luath Press Poetry Showcase featuring Hugh McMillan, Liz Niven, Anne Pia and Julie McNeill.
50% discount with the promo code Luath50 via our Eventbrite box office:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/scottish-p...
... the SPL hosts the Luath Press Poetry Showcase featuring Hugh McMillan, Liz Niven, Anne Pia and Julie McNeill.
50% discount with the promo code Luath50 via our Eventbrite box office:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/scottish-p...
December 4, 2024 at 10:26 AM
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT...
... the SPL hosts the Luath Press Poetry Showcase featuring Hugh McMillan, Liz Niven, Anne Pia and Julie McNeill.
50% discount with the promo code Luath50 via our Eventbrite box office:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/scottish-p...
... the SPL hosts the Luath Press Poetry Showcase featuring Hugh McMillan, Liz Niven, Anne Pia and Julie McNeill.
50% discount with the promo code Luath50 via our Eventbrite box office:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/scottish-p...
AI generated Robert Louis Stevenson in a kilt. The hands though...it's always the hands that give it away.
December 3, 2024 at 2:55 PM
AI generated Robert Louis Stevenson in a kilt. The hands though...it's always the hands that give it away.
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Congratulations to Pàdraig MacAoidh [Peter Mackay] on his appointment as Scotland's new Makar (National Poet).
Pàdraig is the first Scottish Gaelic poet in the role.
He recorded his poem Crann-cuinnse [Quince Tree] to promote the announcement. The English translation appears in the thread below.
Pàdraig is the first Scottish Gaelic poet in the role.
He recorded his poem Crann-cuinnse [Quince Tree] to promote the announcement. The English translation appears in the thread below.
December 3, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Congratulations to Pàdraig MacAoidh [Peter Mackay] on his appointment as Scotland's new Makar (National Poet).
Pàdraig is the first Scottish Gaelic poet in the role.
He recorded his poem Crann-cuinnse [Quince Tree] to promote the announcement. The English translation appears in the thread below.
Pàdraig is the first Scottish Gaelic poet in the role.
He recorded his poem Crann-cuinnse [Quince Tree] to promote the announcement. The English translation appears in the thread below.
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#ScottishPoetryEvents
TONIGHT! BOOK LAUNCH!
Laura Fyfe & Friends
Starts: 7pm at the SPL
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/laura-t-fy...
TONIGHT! BOOK LAUNCH!
Laura Fyfe & Friends
Starts: 7pm at the SPL
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/laura-t-fy...
Laura T. Fyfe and Friends
Join the Stirling Makar for the launch of her new collection Endless Blue. Laura will be joined by poets Helen Boden and CD Boyland.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 11:14 AM
#ScottishPoetryEvents
TONIGHT! BOOK LAUNCH!
Laura Fyfe & Friends
Starts: 7pm at the SPL
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/laura-t-fy...
TONIGHT! BOOK LAUNCH!
Laura Fyfe & Friends
Starts: 7pm at the SPL
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/laura-t-fy...
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500 by hippos!
We often worry about the wrong things.
People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
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People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
🧪
November 25, 2024 at 10:15 AM
500 by hippos!
Here's a searchable list of all the Starter Packs on Bluesky: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
Bluesky Starter Packs - Bluesky Directory
Browse a list of Bluesky Starter Packs. Discover and connect with your community on Bluesky
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November 20, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Here's a searchable list of all the Starter Packs on Bluesky: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
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My six favourite European Mr Men character names...
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
November 18, 2024 at 12:04 PM
My six favourite European Mr Men character names...
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
Poems on the Underground created a page for our exhibition of their posters which includes recordings of the poems. All for free. poemsontheunderground.org/scottish-poe... A highlight: Scroll down their page to the recording of The Loch Ness Monster's Song.
Scottish Poetry Library Poems on the Underground Exhibition
Scottish poets on the Underground A selection of Poems on the Underground posters featuring poets from Scotland and beyond will be on display at the Scottish Poetry Library during the 2024 Edinburg…
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November 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Poems on the Underground created a page for our exhibition of their posters which includes recordings of the poems. All for free. poemsontheunderground.org/scottish-poe... A highlight: Scroll down their page to the recording of The Loch Ness Monster's Song.
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Hello to all you poets & poetry fans. By way of an intro here's a poetry resource we've been working on for years. It features the internet's largest database of Scottish poets & their work, poetry-related blogs, podcasts, films, archive recordings, etc. Enjoy. x
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
Scottish Poetry Library - The world's leading resource for Scottish poetry
The Scottish Poetry Library is a unique national resource and advocate for the art of poetry, and Scottish poetry in particular.
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
November 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Hello to all you poets & poetry fans. By way of an intro here's a poetry resource we've been working on for years. It features the internet's largest database of Scottish poets & their work, poetry-related blogs, podcasts, films, archive recordings, etc. Enjoy. x
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk