PLEASE SHARE — WE’RE OPEN 📚 The Agnes Owens Archive is now open at @agrayarchive.bsky.social AGA’s first satellite archive, restoring Owens to her rightful place in Scottish literature. Free tours Jan 23 & 31, 2026. Book via Eventbrite (link in bio). #agnesowens #theagnesowensarchive

Looking forward to this event @uofgarc.bsky.social today! #memory

Dr Moira Hansen discussing the “Hollywood” moment in Robert Burns’s life, when he suddenly found fame and success in 1786 Edinburgh – a pivotal point but which took its toll on the poet’s mental health. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Listen to the rest of the podcast here: pod.link/1865430519

And since it is coming up to #burnsnight Oxfam books website does it again!! @glasgowburns.bsky.social @hannahgrim02.bsky.social #robertburns

Another first edition for my Muir collection! #edwinmuir #scottishliterature

We're looking forward to welcoming you *this Saturday* @uofgarc.bsky.social! Join us for a discussion of the Burns Supper as Intangible Cultural Heritage from @paulinemackay.bsky.social (CRBS Director) and Christopher Waddell (@n-t-s.bsky.social) & much more! #BurnsSupper225

Off to buy a lottery ticket! Have not been on University campus for a while and … yes it is true … I got connected to eduroam without twenty million log in attempts

2026 is Agnes Owens’ centenary year, & Polygon will publish 7 new editions of her novels & short stories in collaboration with the Agnes Owens Archive – also launching this year. These new editions will be introduced by some of Scotland’s finest contemporary writers. 💙📚 birlinn.co.uk/2026/01/08/p...

Episode 3 is now live! It’s about Robert Burns and Mental Health, featuring Dr Moira Hansen, whose PhD research diagnosed Scotland’s poet as subject to bipolar disorder. It’s a thoughtful conversation about literature, mental health, and how we read figures like Burns today. Copyright of OneRen

To celebrate the imminent exhibition of Mary Queen of Scots' last letter at Perth Museum, I wrote an article for @uk.theconversation.com about my PhD research into Mary's writing - have a read for my top 5 things you should know! ⬇️ theconversation.com/mary-queen-o...

The Carrying Stream is a new podcast for Scottish words and ideas – long-form conversations with writers, scholars, poets and artists. 🎙️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Episode 0 is now live, alongside the first three full conversations. pod.link/1865430519

Assuming this is still languishing in storage …

If you need a wee moment of calm then have a listen to this choral arrangement of The Annunciation by Edwin Muir sung by the @thegesualdosix.bsky.social youtu.be/2oQLeNJgNDg?...

Edwin Muir reading One Foot in Eden youtu.be/p2Rw8UG0Qow?... #onthisday #edwinmuir #scottishliterature

On this day in 1959, Edwin Muir died. The Muir archive, in the National Library of Scotland , contains a letter from Willa Muir to Kathleen Raine sent 28/12/1958 re his admission to Addenbrooke Hospital ‘with a faint chance of survival’. #edwinmuir #OnThisDay #ScottishLiterature @asls.org.uk

To all near and far …

For #Hogmanay – Robyn Stapleton, Claire Mann and Wendy Stewart perform “Auld Lang Syne” to the original #C18th tune #MusicHistory www.instagram.com/reel/DS4ia3Y...

Too Much from The Labyrinth (1949) Edwin Muir, The Complete Poems of Edwin Muir, ed. by Peter Butter (Aberdeen: Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 1991), p.157. #edwinmuir #hogmanay #poetry

As part of St Andrews Day last month, Professor Alison Jack featured on BBC Radio 4's Sunday Worship 🎙️ This episode explored the work and spirituality of Scottish writer Edwin Muir, tracing his developing faith and its influence on his writings. Listen to the episode online now 🎧👇 edin.ac/4935FOz

Think Amazon have run out of commas

Merry Christmas from all at The Agnes Owens Archive! Whatever the festive period has in store for you, we wish you a happy and restful break! We are delighted that 2026 will mark the official opening of the Agnes Owens Archive as well as the centenary of her birth.

What a great team! It is a pleasure to work with @hannahgrim02.bsky.social @katekane1542.bsky.social @swottypat.bsky.social ! Looking forward to 2026

A very Happy Christmas from @ginorgym.bsky.social @hannahgrim02.bsky.social @swottypat.bsky.social @katekane1542.bsky.social aka The Blether team! More from us in 2026! #happychristmas #thebletherpgr #thebletherscotlit

🔥 2026 Residencies 🔥 @kirstininnes.bsky.social & @heatherparry.bsky.social named Writers-in-Residence at the Alasdair Gray & @aowensarchive.bsky.social Chosen from 130+ applicants, they’ll spend 8 months creating new work inspired by overlooked voices, supported by @creativescots.bsky.social

Breaking news from @glasgowburns.bsky.social and the perfect way to round off this year! Thrilled to be working on this new project celebrating The Burns Supper x Living Heritage - check out our global survey here: forms.office.com/e/ksbivWh7zs We cannot wait to hear from you! #BurnsSupper225 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

How do you celebrate Burns Night? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 UofG's @glasgowburns.bsky.social has launched The Burns Supper at 225 Years: Scottish Tradition, Global Reinvention. Help us build a crowdsourced archive of Burns Suppers worldwide for the 225th anniversary next July. Learn more: gla.ac/44Veysf

Five years of editing SCOTTISH LITERARY REVIEW with the fab @rhonabrown.bsky.social and more exciting issues to come in 2026. The latest bumper issue is out now. Get yours by joining @asls.org.uk here: share.google/P8K28t8SNfWU...

The Christmas by Edwin Muir Muir, Edwin, _One Foot in Eden_ (London: Faber And Faber, 1956), p. 38. #christmaspoetry #edwinmuir #PoetryAtChristmas

Thank you @katekane1542.bsky.social for this wonderful discovery!

Early start! @uofgartshums.bsky.social

Our shop’s packed with gifts for the Alasdair Gray fan! 🎁✨ New collabs, Poor Things–inspired nails, classic tees & culture-ray mugs—maybe treat yourself! Order by 17 Dec for the best chance of Christmas delivery.

Next up for this morning’s reading … MacDiarmid and Muir: Scottish Modernism and the Nation as an Anthropological Site by @pjrobichaud.bsky.social #edwinmuir

I often wonder why Mainstream chose this image of ‘St Monance’ by William Wilson for the cover of this 1979 (reprinted in 1995) edition of Edwin Muir’s Scottish Journey. #edwinmuir #scottishliterature

Stunning album of Burn’s songs by the wonderful Patrick Doyle. @hannahgrim02.bsky.social @glasgowburns.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social #robertburns #patrickdoyle

See ma mammy See ma dinner ticket A pititnma Pokit an she pititny Washnmachine… —Margaret Hamilton, “Lament for a Lost Dinner Ticket” from NEW POEMS 1972–73: a PEN anthology of contemporary poetry, ed. Douglas Dunn (Hutchinson, 1973) #WorldChildrensDay #poem www.scotslanguage.com/articles/nod...

Loving the Burns references on Scotlands gritters @trafficscotland.bsky.social www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac... @hannahgrim02.bsky.social @glasgowburns.bsky.social

Wonderful evening @natlibscot.bsky.social Kelvin Hall! Great chat between Amina Shah @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and finally meeting @damianbarr.bsky.social ! @sahavoice.bsky.social

Coffee, sarnie and The New Sociology of Scotland!

Edwin Muir’s The Day #edwinmuir #scottishliterature #poetry

I'm chuffed to be appointed Director and Board member for Braw Clan, an award-winning theatre company making new Scots language plays for audiences in southern Scotland. Find out more about their brilliant plays, events and laudable community work: brawclan.com Can't wait to see where we go next.

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I dreamed of a sawdust chandelier whose crystals were drops of driftwood dredged from all the world’s shipwrecks… —MacGillivray, “33” from THE GAELIC GARDEN OF THE DEAD, @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social 2019 #poem #poetry www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/...

#OTD in 1774, Edinburgh poet Robert Fergusson died in the city’s asylum for pauper lunatics at 24. Despite the tragedy, his works are full of life, laughter and satire. My new edition of his works is out next year, but for now enjoy some treats from Project Fergusson robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk

Can Scottish Literature @uofglasgow.bsky.social do chandeliers or whit??? @uofgartshums.bsky.social

Nice wee bundle of joy from @asls.org.uk arrived today! Worth joining … definitely

It's #NationalPoetryDay! The perfect opportunity to share Robert Fergusson's translation of Horace's ode on the importance of seizing the day. In rich Scots, Fergusson gives us the keys to a good life: staying in the moment and surrounding ourselves with friends and conviviality. #RobertFergusson

Great induction session with all the current and new @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social Scottish Literature PGR’s. And to top it off, @hannahgrim02.bsky.social and I had the pleasure of sitting beside @murrayp.bsky.social on the train home!

I'll be on NTS radio on Saturday at 10am with a mix inspired by the folklore, the roots of activism 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 www.nts.live