Tarn MacArthur
@tarnnation.bsky.social
Poems forthcoming in: London Review of Books, Free Bloody Birds & The London Magazine.
Poems appearing in: Times Literary Supplement, New Statesman, New Republic, Poetry Review & Poetry London.
https://linktr.ee/tarnmacarthur
Poems appearing in: Times Literary Supplement, New Statesman, New Republic, Poetry Review & Poetry London.
https://linktr.ee/tarnmacarthur
Thank you to Stephen Sexton and @poetryireland.bsky.social for publishing this itinerary poem.
September 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Thank you to Stephen Sexton and @poetryireland.bsky.social for publishing this itinerary poem.
Good morning from Montreal and my mother’s balcony.
August 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Good morning from Montreal and my mother’s balcony.
Headed for Tiree to see the fam!
August 2, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Headed for Tiree to see the fam!
2018 Calcutta Cup just for the pure joy on his face.
July 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
2018 Calcutta Cup just for the pure joy on his face.
The first 5 authors:
July 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The first 5 authors:
Happy summer solstice. A poem of mine born on this day one year ago, in memory of my mentor, John Burnside.
June 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Happy summer solstice. A poem of mine born on this day one year ago, in memory of my mentor, John Burnside.
A stunning poem from Garrett Hongo’s new collection, Ocean of Clouds. 🌊 ☁️
June 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A stunning poem from Garrett Hongo’s new collection, Ocean of Clouds. 🌊 ☁️
A year ago today the great poet and writer John Burnside passed away, leaving a monumental gap in the world of Scottish literature and literature more generally. Fortunately for us he has a posthumous collection coming out this summer. 💙
May 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A year ago today the great poet and writer John Burnside passed away, leaving a monumental gap in the world of Scottish literature and literature more generally. Fortunately for us he has a posthumous collection coming out this summer. 💙
Roo Borson, from Cardinal in the Eastern White Cedar.
May 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Roo Borson, from Cardinal in the Eastern White Cedar.
Poem from Karen Solie’s new book, Wellwater.
May 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Poem from Karen Solie’s new book, Wellwater.
Highly unsurprising, 3/5 (Graham, Jordan, White) biggest omissions are Scottish—they just don’t win 50/50 decisions when it comes to Lions selections, even if they’re statistically better and pass the eye test: theanalyst.com/2025/05/lion...
May 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Highly unsurprising, 3/5 (Graham, Jordan, White) biggest omissions are Scottish—they just don’t win 50/50 decisions when it comes to Lions selections, even if they’re statistically better and pass the eye test: theanalyst.com/2025/05/lion...
New poem in @irishpages.bsky.social as part of the new Scottish poets selection edited by @niallpoetry.bsky.social
Lots of good stuff in this issue too including work from friends @alycia.bsky.social @brambrella.bsky.social
@taylor-strickland.bsky.social
and more.
Lots of good stuff in this issue too including work from friends @alycia.bsky.social @brambrella.bsky.social
@taylor-strickland.bsky.social
and more.
April 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New poem in @irishpages.bsky.social as part of the new Scottish poets selection edited by @niallpoetry.bsky.social
Lots of good stuff in this issue too including work from friends @alycia.bsky.social @brambrella.bsky.social
@taylor-strickland.bsky.social
and more.
Lots of good stuff in this issue too including work from friends @alycia.bsky.social @brambrella.bsky.social
@taylor-strickland.bsky.social
and more.
Is this the best poem on psychoanalysis? Hecht just knows how to do it. The Hard Hours is such a cracking collection, one of his finest.
April 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Is this the best poem on psychoanalysis? Hecht just knows how to do it. The Hard Hours is such a cracking collection, one of his finest.
An older poem of mine, first appearing in the TLS Mick Imlah Poetry Prize selections.
April 7, 2025 at 7:34 AM
An older poem of mine, first appearing in the TLS Mick Imlah Poetry Prize selections.
New special issue of @irishpages.bsky.social with essays from major Scottish voices and a feature of new poets. Go get an issue!
April 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
New special issue of @irishpages.bsky.social with essays from major Scottish voices and a feature of new poets. Go get an issue!
The print version, with thanks to Camille Ralphs for publishing the poem in @thetls.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The print version, with thanks to Camille Ralphs for publishing the poem in @thetls.bsky.social
Billy Letford from, From Our Own Fire @carcanet.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Billy Letford from, From Our Own Fire @carcanet.bsky.social
I dread the days these final poems from John no longer arrive, they’re like little moments of return, as if he’s still working away somewhere unknown. In this week’s
@thetls.bsky.social
@thetls.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I dread the days these final poems from John no longer arrive, they’re like little moments of return, as if he’s still working away somewhere unknown. In this week’s
@thetls.bsky.social
@thetls.bsky.social
A poem of mine from a few years back, first appearing in the New Statesman.
December 15, 2024 at 10:50 PM
A poem of mine from a few years back, first appearing in the New Statesman.
Found this Les Murray gem this afternoon.
November 30, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Found this Les Murray gem this afternoon.
So happy to see this, although I’m still filled with sadness at losing John.
'A tremendously good, mature, sustained volume, exploring ageing, mortality, environmental crisis and wellbeing, mourning that which is lost while recognising hope' #SaltireBookAwards
'A tremendously good, mature, sustained volume, exploring ageing, mortality, environmental crisis and wellbeing, mourning that which is lost while recognising hope' #SaltireBookAwards
November 29, 2024 at 9:08 PM
So happy to see this, although I’m still filled with sadness at losing John.
'A tremendously good, mature, sustained volume, exploring ageing, mortality, environmental crisis and wellbeing, mourning that which is lost while recognising hope' #SaltireBookAwards
'A tremendously good, mature, sustained volume, exploring ageing, mortality, environmental crisis and wellbeing, mourning that which is lost while recognising hope' #SaltireBookAwards
A poem published this past year in The New Republic. About a steam engine, and a horse.
November 22, 2024 at 9:50 AM
A poem published this past year in The New Republic. About a steam engine, and a horse.
From John Burnside’s The Asylum Dance, on the family croft in beautiful Tiree.
November 19, 2024 at 8:00 AM
From John Burnside’s The Asylum Dance, on the family croft in beautiful Tiree.
Feel good poem I published in @poetrylondon.bsky.social this past Spring for my first post here!
November 18, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Feel good poem I published in @poetrylondon.bsky.social this past Spring for my first post here!