🎉 40 POETS/40 YEARS #15 Nuala Watt reads 'Why Am I Not Like A Swift?'' #SPLat40

🎙️INTO POETRY Into Poetry is an exciting new outlet for poetry, based in Scotland. In the run up to its launch its editor, David Cameron, dropped into the SPL to chat with Samuel Tongue @samueltongue.bsky.social about the ideas behind the project, including how to submit work. scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/podcast/into-p…

Devastating letter on assisted dying published by the Irish Times last Friday irishtimes.com/opinion/letter…

My column on Saoirse Ronan burning the chat show circuit down theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

You can read 'Homosexual', 'Cracked' and all the award-winning poems from the #Wigtown Poetry Competition, here: wigtownbookfestival.com/library Enjoy! . . . . . . . . . . . . Scottish Poetry Library BBC Scotland BBC Scotland News BBC Radio Scotland Edinburgh International Book Festival #Poetry #GayLitersture #LGBT #Gay

Bro, mummy, mum, bro BRO! Mum, BRO LIKE SERIOUS BRO Did you even see that? Yeah? Y’know, it was ok. Yeah?

Join us: 7:30 - Tues 5 Nov at Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh - toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinbur…

TOMORROW 7:30pm // Tues5 Nov // at Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh HUNTER’S VOICES an anthology responding to The Hunterian Collection. Join Allan Riach & poets as we reflect on the collection & its place + value. toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinbur…

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Poets feat in this book: 💫 Alan Riach Lesley Benzie Colin Bramwell Lynn Davidson Gerrie Fellows Bashabi Fraser Anne Frater Jane Goldman David Kinloch Hannah Lavery 💫 1/2

7:30pm // Tues5 Nov // at Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh HUNTER’S VOICES an anthology responding to The Hunterian Collection. Join Allan Riach & poets as we reflect on the collection & its place + value. toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinbur…

TODAY

This November, embrace ENDLESS BLUE - by Laura T Fyfe, a retrospective & state of the nation from Stirling Council’s outgoing Makar. We are so excited to reveal the cover & share the pre-order link! stewedrhubarb.org/product/endles…

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🚨We have a number of exciting events coming up at the SPL in the next few weeks!🚨 On 20th November we have the Edinburgh launch of 'The Orgreave Stations' by William Hershaw Then on 27th November Laura T. Fyfe and Friends celebrating the release of her new book Endless Blue

Today is the Scottish poet W S Graham's 106th birthday. His writing table is in the SPL for visitors to use. He called it his Untidy Dreadful Table. The black marks are where he stubbed out his fags.

🚨We're recruiting! We're looking for a super organised poetry lover to give freelance support with the 2025 Forward Poetry Prizes, primarily working on the submissions process. Remote, flexible, closing 5th January 2025! More info and how to apply here 🔗 ow.ly/WYBo50UeG7b

🎉 Stirling Makar Laura Fyfe’s World Tour of Scotland continues 🎉 Join us in Edinburgh at 7pm at @splscotland for @lauratfyfe ENDLESS BLUE 🌀 with Helen Boden @hmboden and Chris Boyland ChuckBoyland Free but ticketed 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/laura-t-fyfe… 🩵

There are over 36,000 ahead of me in the queue for the Scottish Rugby Scotland Supporters Guinness Men's Six Nations Weekend Pass Pre-sale. If everyone buys 2 passes, then there are not enough seats for everyone in the entire stadium. So I guess I’m not getting a ticket 😭