John Glenday
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Writer. Poetry.
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What We're Reading This Summer
The books waiting to be read
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POETS ARE LIARS
Don Paterson on poetry, philosophy and lies
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From tents to trebles: Edinburgh book festival to set authorâs words to music
Works of Ali Smith, Kathleen Jamie and more to feature in celebration of literatureâs interplay with other art forms, says director
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Thriving on âthe humdrumâ: Michael Laskey
Nicola Healey on Michael Laskeyâs Collected Poems
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Latest Poetry London is outstanding stuff cover to cover, including this from
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In the Shade of Les Murray
Lisa Brockwell on her changing opinion of the poet
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Sometimes itâs the Wordiness of Words That Gets in the Way
Lesley Harrison on Margaret Tait and film-poems
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Being Frustrated With One of the Greats
Niall Campbell on Auden
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The Present
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Helpful and shrewd reviews from
@ravoon.bsky.social
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The best new poetry â by writers of every age
Graeme Richardson picks brilliant collections from across the UK, by poets of every generation
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Our Spring Reading: Part I
here's what the North Sea Poets have been reading recently ... Part II to follow next week
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The Vulnerability of Precious Things
Lesley Harrison on Simone Weil and Tom Pow
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âBlind Faithâ Banksy 2026
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Jennifer Lee Tsai launches her debut collection. Not to be missed.
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Jennifer Lee Tsai on Melete at Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews
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Poems on the Underground
4 months ago
Poems on the Underground Celebrating Chinese New Year Poem of the Week February 28th The Red Cockatoo by Po Chu -I translated by Arthur Waley Calligraphy by Qu Lei Lei
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The Red Cockatoo
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Learning from Dunn
Don Paterson remembers Douglas Dunn's âRemembering Lunchâ
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So ... What Poems Did I Memorise?
Niall Campbell with Mahon and Housman on the Camino de Santiago
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Karen Solie awarded 2026 Windham Campbell Prize
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Solie, Karen
We call attention to literary achievement and provide writers with the opportunity to focus on their work independent of financial concerns.
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3 months ago
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When I read all those desperate claims of victory in the US/Iran conflict, I canât help but think of that final verse of Edwin Muirâs The Combat:
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The final section of The Seafarer is still resonant today - this from Matthew Hollisâs Hazel Press translation.
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Before Hatred
Kathleen Jamie discovers the poetry of Miguel HernĂĄndez
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The Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus sing Niall Campbellâs The Night Watch. And hereâs a link to the poem itself:
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The Night Watch by Jay Capperauld
YouTube video by Scottish Chamber Orchestra
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North Sea Poets Bulletin - New workshops! New Studios! New webinars!
A Weekend Update from North Sea Poets - 28th March 2026
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What Poems Should I Memorise?
Niall Campbell asks our readers for their suggestions - now with comments turned back on!
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Bees: an Equilibrium
Lesley Harrison on bees, poetry and the ecology of language
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Poets are in the News Again
Don Paterson on why thatâs never good
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4 months ago
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The Irish Pages Press
4 months ago
âWhen all this is over I mean / to travel north...â ~ âLochanâ, a beautiful
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by Kathleen Jamie đ Our
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issue, co-edited by Kathleen, is available here:
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Peter Mackay, Don Paterson, Kathleen Jamie and Brian Holton for Irish Pages: Scotland at Pilrig St. Paul's / LARCH
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Untold Stories - Women's Conversation
Join host Taylor Dyson for a powerful and thought-provoking conversation, an inspiring panel of women dedicated to sharing Untold Stories.
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Metrics: Machine-Tooling a New Human Poetry
NSP Guest Post! Joey Connolly on perplexity, burstiness and the strange new light AI is turning on our all-too-human art form
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4 months ago
I like this tiny poem by Bill Manhire
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from his forthcoming Carcanet collection Lyrical Ballads.
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April is the coolest month⊠Come along and join North Sea Poets for an evening of poetry and music:
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NSP Live | North Sea Poets
Join the North Sea Poets for in person poetry events across Scotland.
https://www.northseapoets.com/nsplive
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To Begin at the Beginning
It is spring, or it will be eventually â we look forward to it with some of our favourite poems
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South of my Days
Lisa Brockwell longs for the light while hiding from the glare
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A sky that tastes of rain thatâs still to fall And then of rain that falls and tastes of sky⊠-Douglas Dunn âTay Bridgeâ
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North Sea Poets
5 months ago
Catch up on new writing from the
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The Burns Identity - Don Paterson on the sudden disappearance of Robert Burns Subscribe at
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Reverie and Deadlines
Karen Solie revisits the Army & Navy store
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Suddenly realised my entire output could be divided into three categories:
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Karen Solieâs Wellwater wins TS Eliot poetry prize
Poetâs sixth collection explores the destruction of the natural world, with a perspective shaped by her upbringing in rural Canada
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/19/karen-solies-wellwater-wins-ts-eliot-poetry-prize
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Mineral by Kathleen Jamie
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Donât mess with Angus Council.
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Lesley Harrison on Stewart Sandersonâs âThe Sleep Roadâ
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Presencing
'We are now out at the very, very edge of the textual record': Lesley Harrison on the poetry of Stewart Sanderson
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6 months ago
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âYou Who Wrongedâ by CzesĆaw Milosz. For some reason or other this poem came to mind this morning. Written in a time of tyrants:
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A great start to the year - sign up to one of these workshops with the wonderful
@rebeccasharp.bsky.social
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Poetry Workshop with Rebecca Sharp
Weâll be uncovering forgotten, hidden or imagined stories â from historical figures to family legends, local folklore. No experience needed.
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What really scares me about Reform is the way their heads are all mutually interchangeable.
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This time of year the light seems keen to come north again. Tay Estuary at Buddon Ness.
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Itâs true: even a sea worn brick was born in a dying star.
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Sound | Shadow - with Niall Campbell - Planet Poetry
Never mind the baubles... Here's the magic from Niall Campbell, who shares spellbinding poems from his Bloodaxe collection The Island in the Sound, which blend unique elements from his South Uist upbr...
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