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Mary Symon
Photograph of Mary Symon (kind permission of Robert Gordon’s College, Aberdeen)We were pleased to add an image of Mary Symon to our Scottish poets section this week.read more
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Best Scottish Poems 2012
If BSP 2012 is a snapshot of Scotland's poetry scene, the word cloud illustrating this blog is a snapshot of a snapshot, maybe even a sort of poem in its own right.read more
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The Captain of his Soul
English poet WE Henley was famous for those resounding, for some notorious, lines, 'I am the master of my fate / I am the captain of my soul'. July marks the 110th anniversary of his death. There was...
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Carpe diem. Enjoy this delicious biscuit.
A recently published book by Harry Eyres on the Roman poet Horace in his life sent me off to the Library’s shelves looking for translations, including Angus Calder's singular version.read more
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'Sit, be still, and listen' Rumi
In search of a little peace at festival time, SPL paid a visit to just festival's Persian Tent Café for the first of its Discover Iran and Persia poetry events. read more
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The Thursday Post: Why I Write Poetry
Why do you write poetry? American poet and recent star of our Transatlantic Poetry on Air session Dorianne Laux tells the SPL why she writes. 'I write to hear myself breathing. I write to be doing...
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The Thursday Post: Scottish Poets on our website
a snapshot of our poets sectionAre you familiar with our online guide to Scottish poets? We have over 400 entries...read more
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The Thursday Post: Resident Poet
We're re-starting our Poet-in-Residence programme to bring poets from around the world to Scotland. Learn who our first Poet-in-Residence is going to be, and how you can join in events we have planned...
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The Thursday Post: Delicious Spring Poetry Events
Image of Liz LochheadOne of the joys of working as the Programme Manager at the Scottish Poetry Library is the great wealth of fabulous event possibilities to choose from and the number of...
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Could you be BBC Scotland's first poet-in-residence?
BBC Radio Scotland, in collaboration with the Scottish Poetry Library, is looking for its first poet-in-residence. This is a great opportunity for a relatively new voice to speak to the country. Find...
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The Thursday Post: Mick Imlah
Mick Imlah (1956-2009) was a poet, editor and reviewer of considerable gifts. This year saw the publication of his Selected Prose. This week's blog gives a taste of the book by reproducing Imlah's...
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