Rebecca Sharp
@rebeccasharp.bsky.social
MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE // performances July & Sept 2025 & publication. Recent poetry: Long Field Loop (Tapsalteerie 2024), Rough Currency (Tapsalteerie 2021). www.rebeccajoysharp.com
The Glasgow Cathedral performance of Maiden Mother Mage is on sale now (Glasgow Cathedral Festival): Thurs 18 Sept, 7pm.
www.gcfestival.com/events/event-2
www.gcfestival.com/events/event-2
Event 2 / Maiden Mother Mage — Glasgow Cathedral Festival
From forgotten princess to fabled mother of Glasgow, step into a poetic reimagining of the legend of Thaney in MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE. Written and directed by playwright Rebecca Sharp, this powerful tale ...
www.gcfestival.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Glasgow Cathedral performance of Maiden Mother Mage is on sale now (Glasgow Cathedral Festival): Thurs 18 Sept, 7pm.
www.gcfestival.com/events/event-2
www.gcfestival.com/events/event-2
The book of Maiden Mother Mage is available now, from Matecznik Press. The full text, with artwork by Frances Law.
Includes endnotes and other treats for the magpies among us, as documentation of the performances and project as a whole.
www.matecznikpress.com/new.../maide...
Includes endnotes and other treats for the magpies among us, as documentation of the performances and project as a whole.
www.matecznikpress.com/new.../maide...
www.matecznikpress.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The book of Maiden Mother Mage is available now, from Matecznik Press. The full text, with artwork by Frances Law.
Includes endnotes and other treats for the magpies among us, as documentation of the performances and project as a whole.
www.matecznikpress.com/new.../maide...
Includes endnotes and other treats for the magpies among us, as documentation of the performances and project as a whole.
www.matecznikpress.com/new.../maide...
Performances of Maiden Mother Mage at Culross Abbey this week ahead (17-19 July) are nearly sold out! If you haven't booked yet, tickets are available for the closing show - Saturday 19th, 7pm - which includes a final toast to Thaney with our MMM herbal tea...
www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE
A poetic reimagining of 6th century Lothian princess Thaney (St Teneu). A recovery of power, identity and voice.
www.eventbrite.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Performances of Maiden Mother Mage at Culross Abbey this week ahead (17-19 July) are nearly sold out! If you haven't booked yet, tickets are available for the closing show - Saturday 19th, 7pm - which includes a final toast to Thaney with our MMM herbal tea...
www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
Part 2 of my interview with @krishughes.bsky.social - on Thaney & my new work Maiden Mother Mage. Performances in Culross (Fife) in July, Glasgow in September.
Thanks again to Kris, and do check out her classes & courses on Celtic myth & poetry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4mX...
Thanks again to Kris, and do check out her classes & courses on Celtic myth & poetry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4mX...
History, Poetry & Consent with Rebecca Sharp
YouTube video by Kris Hughes
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July 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Part 2 of my interview with @krishughes.bsky.social - on Thaney & my new work Maiden Mother Mage. Performances in Culross (Fife) in July, Glasgow in September.
Thanks again to Kris, and do check out her classes & courses on Celtic myth & poetry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4mX...
Thanks again to Kris, and do check out her classes & courses on Celtic myth & poetry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4mX...
Maiden Mother Mage /// Performances at Culross Abbey (Fife) are on sale now, £7 / £10 / £15 (Eventbrite): www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
Both performances on Saturday 19th July (2pm & 7pm) will be interpreted into BSL by @lisalibsl.bsky.social
Both performances on Saturday 19th July (2pm & 7pm) will be interpreted into BSL by @lisalibsl.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Maiden Mother Mage /// Performances at Culross Abbey (Fife) are on sale now, £7 / £10 / £15 (Eventbrite): www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
Both performances on Saturday 19th July (2pm & 7pm) will be interpreted into BSL by @lisalibsl.bsky.social
Both performances on Saturday 19th July (2pm & 7pm) will be interpreted into BSL by @lisalibsl.bsky.social
Part 1 of this fantastic chat with @krishughes.bsky.social - about all things Thaney; Maiden Mother Mage, landscape and language, poetry and Celtic myth.
I strongly recommend Kris' own work in this area - links in the video. And look out for Part 2 coming soon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1BR...
I strongly recommend Kris' own work in this area - links in the video. And look out for Part 2 coming soon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1BR...
Thaney - Maiden Mother Mage
YouTube video by Kris Hughes
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May 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Part 1 of this fantastic chat with @krishughes.bsky.social - about all things Thaney; Maiden Mother Mage, landscape and language, poetry and Celtic myth.
I strongly recommend Kris' own work in this area - links in the video. And look out for Part 2 coming soon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1BR...
I strongly recommend Kris' own work in this area - links in the video. And look out for Part 2 coming soon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1BR...
Lovely big feature on Thaney & Maiden Mother Mage in the new summer issue of Historic Scotland's members' magazine. Great news for overlooked female historical figures! And for the performances... Culross in July (booking now), Glasgow in September. See you there!
www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
May 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Lovely big feature on Thaney & Maiden Mother Mage in the new summer issue of Historic Scotland's members' magazine. Great news for overlooked female historical figures! And for the performances... Culross in July (booking now), Glasgow in September. See you there!
www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
For your summer diary... ☀️ SONNETS FOR THE MUSE // Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Edinburgh, 26 July.
With @amandayatesgarcia.bsky.social & me ⚡ Ritual-crafting with the sonnet as our vessel of choice. Sigils, candle-dressing & carving. Plus hanging out with the absolute dreamboat that is AYG! 💓
With @amandayatesgarcia.bsky.social & me ⚡ Ritual-crafting with the sonnet as our vessel of choice. Sigils, candle-dressing & carving. Plus hanging out with the absolute dreamboat that is AYG! 💓
May 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
For your summer diary... ☀️ SONNETS FOR THE MUSE // Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Edinburgh, 26 July.
With @amandayatesgarcia.bsky.social & me ⚡ Ritual-crafting with the sonnet as our vessel of choice. Sigils, candle-dressing & carving. Plus hanging out with the absolute dreamboat that is AYG! 💓
With @amandayatesgarcia.bsky.social & me ⚡ Ritual-crafting with the sonnet as our vessel of choice. Sigils, candle-dressing & carving. Plus hanging out with the absolute dreamboat that is AYG! 💓
Delighted that my poem 'Pain perdu' has been Commended in the @magmapoetry.bsky.social Competition, Judge's Prize. Thanks to Magma & judge Amy Acre. All poems in the forthcoming Summer edition. ⚡
We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2024/25 Poetry Competition!
Magma holds two poetry competitions each year: the Judge’s Prize for poems of 11 to 50 lines, which was judged this year by Amy Acre, & the Editors’ Prize for poems up to 10 lines, judged by a panel of Magma editors...
Magma holds two poetry competitions each year: the Judge’s Prize for poems of 11 to 50 lines, which was judged this year by Amy Acre, & the Editors’ Prize for poems up to 10 lines, judged by a panel of Magma editors...
April 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Delighted that my poem 'Pain perdu' has been Commended in the @magmapoetry.bsky.social Competition, Judge's Prize. Thanks to Magma & judge Amy Acre. All poems in the forthcoming Summer edition. ⚡
A lovely thing - @foolishfishbooks.bsky.social recently featured SONNETS FOR THE MUSE, the workshop I'm giving with @amandayatesgarcia.bsky.social, in one of his videos. Thanks Denis! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu0s...
SONNETS info & booking (Edinburgh 26 July): www.rebeccajoysharp.com/sonnets-for-...
SONNETS info & booking (Edinburgh 26 July): www.rebeccajoysharp.com/sonnets-for-...
MOST Anticipated Occult Books and Events - 27 February 2025
YouTube video by Foolish Fish
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April 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A lovely thing - @foolishfishbooks.bsky.social recently featured SONNETS FOR THE MUSE, the workshop I'm giving with @amandayatesgarcia.bsky.social, in one of his videos. Thanks Denis! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu0s...
SONNETS info & booking (Edinburgh 26 July): www.rebeccajoysharp.com/sonnets-for-...
SONNETS info & booking (Edinburgh 26 July): www.rebeccajoysharp.com/sonnets-for-...
Booking is now open for MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE at Culross Abbey, Fife: 17-19 July. A poetic reimagining of Thaney (St Teneu / Enoch) - princess, outcast, legend... www.rebeccajoysharp.com/maiden-mothe...
Heaven is a group project.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
@creativescots.bsky.social
Heaven is a group project.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
@creativescots.bsky.social
MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE
A poetic reimagining of 6th century Lothian princess Thaney (St Teneu). A recovery of power, identity and voice.
www.eventbrite.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Booking is now open for MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE at Culross Abbey, Fife: 17-19 July. A poetic reimagining of Thaney (St Teneu / Enoch) - princess, outcast, legend... www.rebeccajoysharp.com/maiden-mothe...
Heaven is a group project.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
@creativescots.bsky.social
Heaven is a group project.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
@creativescots.bsky.social
MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE 🔔 thanks to funding from Creative Scotland, performances of my new work will take place at Culross Abbey (Fife) in July & Glasgow Cathedral in September. Re-telling Tenew/Thaney, with @amsouth.bsky.social (score) & Frances Law (artwork). www.rebeccajoysharp.com/maiden-mothe...
New work: Maiden Mother Mage | Rebecca Sharp
www.rebeccajoysharp.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE 🔔 thanks to funding from Creative Scotland, performances of my new work will take place at Culross Abbey (Fife) in July & Glasgow Cathedral in September. Re-telling Tenew/Thaney, with @amsouth.bsky.social (score) & Frances Law (artwork). www.rebeccajoysharp.com/maiden-mothe...
ENERGY IN MOTION, 8-10 June conference with @energy-ethics.bsky.social (St Andrews) - where I was AiR, through which I wrote Long Field Loop. Exploring emotional entanglements of climate crisis. *Paid* contribution across the arts, deadline 13 Feb.
➡️ energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/energy-in-mo...
➡️ energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/energy-in-mo...
Energy in Motion: Call for Abstracts | Energy Ethics
energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk
February 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
ENERGY IN MOTION, 8-10 June conference with @energy-ethics.bsky.social (St Andrews) - where I was AiR, through which I wrote Long Field Loop. Exploring emotional entanglements of climate crisis. *Paid* contribution across the arts, deadline 13 Feb.
➡️ energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/energy-in-mo...
➡️ energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/energy-in-mo...
Ritual, poetry and invocation for the times we're in - a collaborative workshop with myself & Amanda Yates Garcia, the Oracle of LA.
Sat 26th July in Edinburgh.
*Early Bird booking until 20th March*
www.rebeccajoysharp.com/sonnets-for-...
Sat 26th July in Edinburgh.
*Early Bird booking until 20th March*
www.rebeccajoysharp.com/sonnets-for-...
January 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ritual, poetry and invocation for the times we're in - a collaborative workshop with myself & Amanda Yates Garcia, the Oracle of LA.
Sat 26th July in Edinburgh.
*Early Bird booking until 20th March*
www.rebeccajoysharp.com/sonnets-for-...
Sat 26th July in Edinburgh.
*Early Bird booking until 20th March*
www.rebeccajoysharp.com/sonnets-for-...
We need new + better loops... ➰
A new 2-day LOOPSHOP, 5-6 April at Comrie Art Hut. Walking, mapping + poetry exploring various expressions of time, energy + ecology; cycles, patterns, overlaps; disruption + repair.
comriearthut.com/short-worksh...
With support from @energy-ethics.bsky.social ➰
A new 2-day LOOPSHOP, 5-6 April at Comrie Art Hut. Walking, mapping + poetry exploring various expressions of time, energy + ecology; cycles, patterns, overlaps; disruption + repair.
comriearthut.com/short-worksh...
With support from @energy-ethics.bsky.social ➰
January 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We need new + better loops... ➰
A new 2-day LOOPSHOP, 5-6 April at Comrie Art Hut. Walking, mapping + poetry exploring various expressions of time, energy + ecology; cycles, patterns, overlaps; disruption + repair.
comriearthut.com/short-worksh...
With support from @energy-ethics.bsky.social ➰
A new 2-day LOOPSHOP, 5-6 April at Comrie Art Hut. Walking, mapping + poetry exploring various expressions of time, energy + ecology; cycles, patterns, overlaps; disruption + repair.
comriearthut.com/short-worksh...
With support from @energy-ethics.bsky.social ➰
A few spaces to join us in January ✨️ www.offtherailsarthouse.com/event/off-th...
December 15, 2024 at 6:59 PM
A few spaces to join us in January ✨️ www.offtherailsarthouse.com/event/off-th...
Reposted by Rebecca Sharp
Should rivers have rights? Pleased to see Who Owns the Clyde? expanding their citizens' investigation 🌊 @louisewelsh00.bsky.social @judebarber.bsky.social
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
Petition: Grant Scottish rivers, including the River Clyde, the legal right to personhood
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to grant the River Clyde, and potentially other rivers in Scotland, the legal right to personhood by:
* adopting the Universal Decla...
petitions.parliament.scot
December 13, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Should rivers have rights? Pleased to see Who Owns the Clyde? expanding their citizens' investigation 🌊 @louisewelsh00.bsky.social @judebarber.bsky.social
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
Reposted by Rebecca Sharp
Photos from a recce for a wee shoot I'm hoping to do soon as part of a poetry film project with @rebeccasharp.bsky.social and @amsouth.bsky.social
The sculpture is The Bridge by the late Ron Martin. Original title "Bridging the Gap Between..." Thanks to Botanic Gardens Dundee for allowing access.
The sculpture is The Bridge by the late Ron Martin. Original title "Bridging the Gap Between..." Thanks to Botanic Gardens Dundee for allowing access.
December 10, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Photos from a recce for a wee shoot I'm hoping to do soon as part of a poetry film project with @rebeccasharp.bsky.social and @amsouth.bsky.social
The sculpture is The Bridge by the late Ron Martin. Original title "Bridging the Gap Between..." Thanks to Botanic Gardens Dundee for allowing access.
The sculpture is The Bridge by the late Ron Martin. Original title "Bridging the Gap Between..." Thanks to Botanic Gardens Dundee for allowing access.
Off the Rails Writing Group returns! Ladybank, Fife. Blocks of 5 fortnightly sessions, in-person. Starts 20 Jan. See 🔗 *Three spaces* open for this Block.
"...it's taking my writing to exciting new places."
"I am finally finding my writing voice..."
www.offtherailsarthouse.com/event/off-th...
"...it's taking my writing to exciting new places."
"I am finally finding my writing voice..."
www.offtherailsarthouse.com/event/off-th...
December 9, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Off the Rails Writing Group returns! Ladybank, Fife. Blocks of 5 fortnightly sessions, in-person. Starts 20 Jan. See 🔗 *Three spaces* open for this Block.
"...it's taking my writing to exciting new places."
"I am finally finding my writing voice..."
www.offtherailsarthouse.com/event/off-th...
"...it's taking my writing to exciting new places."
"I am finally finding my writing voice..."
www.offtherailsarthouse.com/event/off-th...
This Sunday (1 Dec): Riddling the Ash, 2-4pm GMT on Zoom. A Creative Alchemy workshop, prodding the embers and spying the sparks. 2025 is a Hermit year. Sticks and cloaks at the ready. Info & contact: www.rebeccajoysharp.com/creativealch...
November 29, 2024 at 10:25 PM
This Sunday (1 Dec): Riddling the Ash, 2-4pm GMT on Zoom. A Creative Alchemy workshop, prodding the embers and spying the sparks. 2025 is a Hermit year. Sticks and cloaks at the ready. Info & contact: www.rebeccajoysharp.com/creativealch...
Rounding off the year's Long Field Loop readings: Shore Poets & @tapsalteerie.bsky.social - Edin, Thurs 28 Nov. AKA it's this week.
November 26, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Rounding off the year's Long Field Loop readings: Shore Poets & @tapsalteerie.bsky.social - Edin, Thurs 28 Nov. AKA it's this week.