INTRODUCING: First of the amazing group of artists and visual poets taking part in #offpage24 this year - Glasgow-based visual artists and photographer, mariam ali Miriam's work will be shown as part of our exhibition which opens on 18 April 6pm Many Studios

#unpackinglinguicism Linguicism and racism go hand in hand. They often underpin and justify each other. Anyone can learn Celtic languages. People of color don’t tarnish or diminish them. The first minister’s skin color has no bearing on Gaelic. Except to white supremacists.

Next in our MEET THE ARTIST series, are Caroline/Scott - Caroline Campbell & Scott Carroll. This is the 1st time members have joined as a partnership & we 😍 what we've seen of their work (which also on our poster!) Come to our exhibition - opening 18 April & see for yourselves

TODAY! - Come along, meet our artistsand chat from 12-2pm PLUS - at 1.30pm, we're hosting a screening & performance from 'The Fire That Never Went Out' with Joey Simons Keira Mclean, Caireen & @Doctur_Normul It's all happening Many Studios by the Barras. Hope to see you soon.

The Shore Poets, Edinburgh, 7.30pm, Thursday 25 April, The Waverley Bar, St Mary's Street: I'm reading along with CD Boyland | New book - MEPHISTOPHELES - Out Now! and music from Frank Glynn. shorepoets.org.uk/2024/04/18/sho…

At the end of February, I ended up in A&E with what I thought was a heart attack. Since then, I've had three rounds of blood tests, each producing more questions. I went on to suffer extreme fatigue, nerve pain, joint pain, loss of appetite (lost 3kg) as well as insomnia, anxiety

Subtly, this is an attempt to stoke culture war resentments. The idea being implied is that people with depression and anxiety are 'snowflakes'. The tories want a week long onslaught of op-eds from privately educated commentators who know little of economic adversity.

Lovely to see ‘Ptchdk_’ - my weird dream/vision of a diabolically possessed Powerp*int presentation peeking out from amongst all this other Trickhouse Press goodness . . . #vispo trickhousepress.com/product/-ptchd…

Lovely evening @_mfbooks to welcome this little wonder of intertextual journaling into the world. Great to hear Ali Graham read and to catch up with friends from Hem Press @RichardCapener3 and Trickhouse Press Dan Power

Nigel Farage's former party was called Ukip. I'm urging, nay begging, that his current party be called Refuk.

One of (if not ‘the’) best threads I’ve seen on the current/ongoing bookfest stramash . . .

Open letter from Hem Press editor.

May regret bringing this up, but . . .

Embarrassing piece of ‘journalism’ in the Scotsman today, supposedly about the cuts to the arts budget but just more boring culture war wrangling. We’re trying to save our sector and this is the sort of pathetic point scoring you’re up against. Not a serious country.

I'm hesitant to put the boot in where Creative Scotland is concerned because even though I have a great many publicly lodged grievances with them, I know so many artists and communities who depend on that support. I'd rather work to get the Open Fund reinstated and then perform

Great to have two books on the Saltire Awards First Book longlist of nine: 'Mephistopheles' by CD Boyland | New book - MEPHISTOPHELES - Out Now! and 'The Department of Work & Pensions Assesses a Jade Fish' by Nuala Watt. Here's hoping for the shortlist...

THREAD | Free Speech, Culture Wars and Dodgy Journalism 🔴 "WHERE IS YOUR SON?", barked a lady as she banged on my parents' door yesterday in London. She identified herself as a journalist, and was told I wasn't at home. Still, she hung around. Why...? 🤔 It's complicated.

INTRODUCING YOUR STEWED POETS OF 2025 🤩

Showdown at CCA today, 12 noon. Management will try to shut down Palestine arts events. Please share this call, and turn up in support at the CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JD