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Mindfulness & Expressive Writing at the Scottish Poetry Library

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

Mindfulness Meditation and Mindful Writing at the Scottish Poetry Library is led by award winning poet and mindfulness teacher Colin McGuire. Mindful Writing: The Mindful-Writing course combines an introduction to Mindfulness Meditation practices combined with expressive and creative writing exercises. The course is open to all levels of mindfulness and …

Nothing But the Poem: Edwin Morgan

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

This one-off Nothing But the Poem reading group will focus on the work of celebrated Scottish poet, Edwin Morgan, whose centenary year begins in April 2020. Morgan was Scotland’s first Makar (2004) and his career varied widely, with his working constantly evolving across multiple forms and genres. Nothing But the …

Scottish Poetry Library Head Librarian application deadline

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

The Scottish Poetry Library is seeking a motivated and innovative individual to join its small but dedicated team as our Head Librarian to manage and develop our physical and digital collections, and library service staff. The successful candidate will be a professionally qualified librarian. A commitment to providing high-quality customer …

Die Bard!

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

The Scottish Poetry Library is proud to present its Christmas event, Die Bard, a poetic rendering of the classic action-slash-Christmas movie Die Hard. Last year, they transformed It’s A Wonderful Life into a sequence of newly commissioned poems, and this year they’re repeating the trick with Bruce Willis’ finest moment. …

Poetry Association of Scotland: Jacob Polley

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

Jacob Polley is a poet and novelist whose latest collection Jackself won the T.S. Eliot Prize and was described as ‘a firework of a book’. His poetry is complex, inventive and exciting. Learn more here.

Exhibition: Women and the Small Press

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

This exhibition celebrates some of the women of the small press movement, featuring work from the Scottish Poetry Library’s small press archive and pamphlet collections. ‘Women and The Small Press’ displays these pieces together for the first time, allowing them to converse with each other and with the SPL’s other …

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Midweek Poems with Open Book

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

Midweek Poems with Open Book is a weekly shared reading group, free and open to the public. Bring your appreciation of good poetry and listening ears as we read aloud and discuss several poems. Whether you are new to poetry or a long time reader, come join in as we …

HappenStance launch and Christmas party

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

The Scottish Poetry Library offers a seasonal chance to chat and schmooze with poets, with short readings (starting 2.15pm) from new pamphlets by popular poets M.R. Peacocke and D.A. Prince, and debut authors Geoff Lander and Helen Nicholson. From light verse on heavy science to the secret life of bookmarks …

Dark Skies

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

Hugh McMillan and Stuart A Paterson introduce their new collections: Looking South and Heliopolis. Learn more here.

Jackie Kay Workshop

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

The Scottish Makar, Jackie Kay is creating a collaborative poem with young Scots with a passion for poetry, which will be performed at the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2018 on 30th November at the SEC Glasgow. Young Scot has partnered with the Scottish Poetry Library to host this exciting …

The Slaminals of Farthing Wood

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

The poets of Edinburgh are going about their day - recording podcasts, brewing small batch craft gins, and working their second demoralising temp job - but oh! They rise like meerkats. The poets of Edinburgh have heard a cry on the wind. It whispers to them in a voice like …

Scottish Poetry Library Project Co-ordinator application deadline

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

The Scottish Poetry Library (SPL) is a unique national resource and advocate for the art of poetry, and Scottish poetry in particular. They are seeking a motivated individual to take forward their new and ongoing projects in support of the SPL Business Plan. You will manage and deliver existing projects …

Crazy Kings and Rising Waters: An Evening with John Burnside

Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh

T.S. Eliot Prize and Forward Poetry Prize-winner John Burnside returns to the Scottish Poetry Library for a lecture, reading and Q and A. In his lecture entitled ‘Where the executive would never want to tamper?’ Burnside develops his poetological ideas in response to – and disgreeing with – the famous …