As a Celtic Football Club season ticket holder, I was embarrassed on Saturday by chant of Orange bastirt that accompanied @Shankland25 off when subbed. We rightly complain about sectarianism — then some of our own do that. Shame. Nice young fella fae #Baillieston too. Nil By Mouth

Julie McNeill Irish Literary Times Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann @WordsIreland PoetryBookSoc Charlie Gracie Writer The Poets' Republic Poetry Bus Press

Come along for great night at HillGigs on Saturday 26 October with Jim Byrne and friends, Kate Kramer (on fiddle), Lesley O'Brien (vocals and percussion) and Graham Mackintosh (guitar and banjo) Charlie Gracie Writer Janet Crawford Friends of People's Palace & Winter Gardens Songwriting Magic with Jim Byrne glasgowwestend.co.uk/jim-byrne-hous…

Thanks to Karen Macfarlane for including me in her excellent project: Poems on Public Art. A joy to be here. Check out my poem & others — with wonderful images from #Stonehaven. The Wee Gaitherin Scottish Poetry Library Federation of Writers (Scotland) Association for Scottish Literature poemsonpublicart.wordpress.com

Thanks to GlasgowReviewofBooks for this lovely review by the excellent poet Finola Scott. Red Squirrel Press Association for Scottish Literature Scottish Poetry Library Belfast Poetry Fest #NationalPoetryDay

… and yet, today Equipe de France ⭐⭐ will travel to play ISRAEL FA with the blessing of FIFA & UEFA.com. The brutality of Israel’s team on the ground in #Gaza and the actions of #zionist thugs in the West Bank should shame all humans. theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…

For my beautiful two in a difficult world

An honour to read at the Irish Writers Centre last week alongside Julie McNeill, Jessamine O’Connor & Neil Young of Drunk Muse Press. Thence to Boyle and King House, where the blast of local music and poetry met us. Thanks all.

A glimpse into a small project I’ve been working on for the last few weeks. Working closely with a local artist we’ve managed to bring my poem ‘From Turin to Turf Moor’ to life. The artwork and poem will be out soon with the aim of raising £1882 for a fab local youth charity. 🌹

As an actor I speak out against the israeli genocide, while the world tries to justify it: don’t be bullied into silence | Juliet Stevenson via The Crispin Flintoff Show

Still time to get a copy of ‘Belfast to Baillieston’ for a special person for Christmas. Here’s the link. charliegracie.scot/buy-charlie-gr… #belfast #baillieston Red Squirrel Press Federation of Writers (Scotland) Association for Scottish Literature Áras Uí Chonghaile | James Connolly Visitor Centre The Linen Hall

This Was Supposed To Be Fun. Got EpicBeardMen on full blast. Truth tellers. Seers of the 21 Century. Still reeling with joy since B Dolan’s recent Glasgow gig in Stereo. (Actually still reeling from B’s past gigs with Sage Francis!)

A Kind of Courage by Jack Gilbert read by Charlie Gracie Writer #HappyBirthdayJack #100JackGilbert #AKindOfCourage

I’m delighted to be part of @paperboatswriters.bsky.social 5. Thanks to all involved in this excellent, honest project. Scottish Poetry Library Federation of Writers (Scotland) ScottishWriters paperboats.org/2025/04/07/b...

… and yet #Israel is still in UEFA EURO competitions and still in Eurovision Song Contest.

… and still Europe plays football with Israeli teams (Russian teams remain banned due to their brutal aggression in Ukraine). #GAZA #peace #UEFA bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Gotta love the fact that Nestlé has values. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Goodbye Melvyn Bragg, my working-class hero and our greatest broadcaster As Bragg retires, we need to reckon with the loss of working-class role models in the arts and media. Figures like Bragg just don’t exist anymore My The Herald column heraldscotland.com/politics/viewp…

This launch event for Julie McNeill will be another excellent night at the Coach, run by hugh mcmillan.

Seems fair. Comments? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…