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‘Ne’er cast a cloot…’ Black Isle blooms for May Day

Last call for Friday's class. And thanks to all the poets who've helped with its preparation by letting me quiz them on their own publications.

Today’s perfect swim spot (River Findhorn) ❤️

Eeyore stood by himself in a corner of the Forest and thought about things. Sometimes he thought sadly, “Why?” and sometimes “Wherefore?” So when Winnie-the-Pooh came along, Eeyore was very glad to be able to stop thinking for a little. ~A.A.Milne #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

‘In and out the dusty bluebells’

My Zoom launch on THURS 29 MAY will be something special - five of us reading poetry maistly i Scots. A be(v)vy o braw makars! Join us for an oor of the maist fun ye can hae in yer baffies (Bring Yer Ain Bevvy). All details on the flyer. Request link by email not DMs please.

it’s gone. That sense of the ground I walk on — hear how my first land changed. With genocide.

TONIGHT! 7 PM: Zoom launch of "Tongue Stramash" with 5 Scots poets gien it laldie. All details on the flyer. EMAIL me BY 4 PM for the Zoom link.

Last, last call for tomorrow's chat about publishing a first collection.

Huge thanks to North Sea Poets for their Poetry Fundamentals weeks - finally caught up with the last recording today. Tried to watch each session live but pesky anxiety and dogs got in the way. Ta too to keeper of the Zoom - Miriam - a marvellous job. Learned lots, drafts done

Delighted to have pressed the send button to my publisher (Cinnamon Press) for my second full-length collection, Devil’s Piece. Out in Spring 2026. Devil’s Piece was a piece of land left fallow by farmers so that supernatural powers didn’t bring ill luck to the rest of the farm.

1385 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. 925 days since they barred women from university. This will go down as one of the great betrayals of the 21st century. A generation of girls, locked out, while the world looked away.

Scottish dolphins - we are so blessed in this part of the world - there’s a wee baby one too ❤️🐬🐬🐬

Coming up on northseapoets.com 🌊 This Saturday! There's still time to book your spot for the next webinar on 26th July: The Rhyme of Things: a new approach to metaphor with Don Paterson don paterson buff.ly/gM0mf7k #Poetry

You can take the boy outta Scotland... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥤 #TDF2025

🔟 TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE WINS ! CHAPEAU L'ARTISTE ! #TDF2025 | 🇧🇪 Wout van Aert

This group of people, and their predecessors, have shaped cycling in the UK for decades. Take a bow: Ned Boulting David Millar Daniel Friebe Gary Imlach Matt Rendell Pete Kennaugh Alex Dowsett Jacobo Guarnieri + anyone I've missed, the production team and everyone behind the

🗣️ "I really appreciate all the support, it's been unreal!" We appreciate YOU Geraint Thomas! 🙌 #TDF2025 ☑️🏁