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Morag Anderson
@moraganderson.bsky.social
Poetry lover, reader, writer.
Arvon Advanced Writing Programme

Winner of the 2023 Aryamati Poetry Pamphlet Prize. Published by www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
Love being part of the @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social family.

Instead of Loch Tay’s dark pull, I floated on Moray Firth’s pink dawnwater before tuning in to @carolinebirduk.bsky.social for #arvonadvancedwrotongprogramme

The coldest are never blue.
January 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Morning red on moving river.

‘…let me show you our world.’

@eleanorhooker.bsky.social gifting me the right words this morning, from her third collection Of Ochre and Ash 🧡
January 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
♥️
‘I am setting out on a pilgrimage through an ancient landscape.

I will begin at my daughter’s grave.’
♥️

The Ghost Lake by @wendypratt.bsky.social in my local independent bookshop (The Aberfeldy Watermill).

What.A.Book.
January 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
♥️ ‘…the guesswork of marriage; the animals that might still come to light.’

The clean brilliance of John Burnside.

(Thank you, @alecfinlay.bsky.social )
December 5, 2024 at 10:11 PM
💙 Oh, lovely Bluesky family, please support this hardworking independent press break even this year by buying a wee book (or two). If you haven’t already discovered The Process of Poetry by @rosannamcglone.bsky.social you are in for one HUGE TREAT! ⬇️
Lovely Scribblers, if we can sell 60 books more this month than average, we'll break even this year! And we really want to break even. So if you or like thought-provoking, quirky and sustainable books, give this a share! www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk

P.s. ebooks/your local bookshop/library=excellent
December 4, 2024 at 11:31 PM
This. Because sometimes we just need sheer happiness.
hello, good evening, my name
is chen chen, i’m a poet, and you may know me from such poems as this, “i love you to the moon &”
December 3, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Such great news!
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.
December 3, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Well, this has only gone and made my day, week, month…

What bedfellows ❤️‍🔥 Thank you @rosannamcglone.bsky.social

(ever grateful to @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social)
Ruin, Blossom by John Burnside, The Jaguar by Sarah Holland Batt, Eat or We Both Starve by Victoria Kennefick, And I Will Make a Vowel Sound @moraganderson.bsky.social and Hijito by @carlosandresgomez.bluedky.social I could go on!
November 26, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Tune in to Season 9 of #EattheStorms podcast to hear me read from my @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social chapbook. Thanks @stormshelter.bsky.social for welcoming me into the storms-family 💙
The Saturday from 5pm, on most podcast platforms, the #poetry #podcast Eat the Storms is playing host to a luscious league of poets including @moraganderson.bsky.social @scyflynn.bsky.social & Koss sharing work from new or recent collections
On Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Podbean & more
November 19, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Reposted by Morag Anderson
Dear Poets on Bluesky,

Make sure you peruse these lists to find friends and colleagues.

I’ll add two:

@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

and @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/upfr...
November 14, 2024 at 7:54 PM