Poetry at the upcoming Wigtown Book Festival! Great assortment, variety and entertainment! Loud shirts! Come along! www.wigtownbookfestival.com/blog/poetic-...

✨UPCOMING BOOK EVENT ✨ 👤 @hugemcm.bsky.social‬ 📍Hidden Door Festival, The Paper Factory, Edinburgh 📆 12th June ⏰ 9:30pm 🎟 buff.ly/t28xkVw #Edinburghwhatson #Poetry #PoetryLover

The Magic of the West Coast Main Line

You love Keats and me! Irish and Ayrshire experience next: bank robberies, violence and poets mistaken for Frenchies Englanders and thieves. I’ll take you with me! Thanks again! Funder still open for chapters to come! gofund.me/96b106b8

Second time rejection by CS for mad book on Keats tour of Scotland. Boo to them. So here’s a crowdfunder. I’ve spent my life skint for one reason or another, if you are, pass this on to a millionaire. gofund.me/ccaab531

1/3 @hugemcm.bsky.social has selected 'The only team in the bible' by Colin Rutherford to join our poetry collection. Hugh says 'Until such times as someone calls a football team ‘Love your Enemies Athletic’, Queen of the South will remain the only team in the bible.

You'll find Gaby's video and all our poems @ hampdencollection.com/ourspecialpo... @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social @hugemcm.bsky.social

See Donna's video and all our poems @ hampdencollection.com/ourspecialpo... @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social @hugemcm.bsky.social

The fourth poem highlighting the seventh anniversary of the Hampden Collection is by the current Hampden Collection curator @hugemcm.bsky.social , where he contemplates the ghosts of long gone supporters gathered still in the ghost of Cathkin Park.

Delighted that my poem ‘War’ has been selected by @aoifelyall.bsky.social as one of the 2023 Best Scottish Poems. Thanks to @byleaveswelive.bsky.social and the wonderful Drunk Muse Press who published it A lovely way to round off the year Congratulations to all the other poets on the list too!

See Julie's video and all our poetry @ hampdencollection.com/ourspecialpo... @hugemcm.bsky.social

The @hampdencollection.bsky.social is turning seven years old! Look out for seven fabulous film poems to celebrate - all curated by our heid poet @hugemcm.bsky.social First up is the brilliant @stephenwattpoet.bsky.social with Mount Florida Bloodline

John Duncan is now on my wall. ‘Jeanne D’Arc et sa Garde Ecossaise’. Designed the Witches Well on Edinburgh Castle esplanade commemorating all the women unfairly prosecuted and persecuted in Lothian. A butcher’s boy from Dundee.

Seven marvellous poetry videos to celebrate the Hampden Collection from Hampden Makars past and present, topped off by a poem from the new Makar of Scotland himself, Peter MacKay!

See all our poetry at the world home of football poetry... hampdencollection.com/ourspecialpo... @hugemcm.bsky.social @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social

It’s not Christmassy but here’s my Xmas poem dedicated to delivery drivers everywhere!

The Nith raging tonight

If you love poetry, the art of poetry, and the art of thoughtful poetry critique, I suggest a read of this book review. A masterclass in how to express a deep and generous love of the art of poetry. I also love Diverted To Split but could never in a million years say why like George Gunn does here.

It was great being involved in judging these fantastic Saltire poetry books but yesterday I was in two primary schools in Gourock and poetry was spilling out of the weans like rain and I’m thinking that’s where the rewards are, too.

Glasgow People! Come to this event tomorrow! Brilliant stories from Gerry Cambridge, Kirsten MacQuarrie, poems from me, Eleanor Tennyson, Julie McNeill Legendary line up. Free of charge! Jim Carruth introducing! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diverted-t...

Here is a very sexy review by the great George Gunn of ‘Diverted to Split’ in the latest Northwords Now. If you haven’t bought a copy get in touch or go to the remaining launches, linked below! www.northwordsnow.co.uk/issue45/Dive...

Great poetry evening happening in Avant Garde Glasgow on 27th November with the launch of books by Hugh McMillan and Gerry Cambridge. Come along for a brilliant evening of poetry and prose. Free entry but register here 👇🏻 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diverted-t...