Poem of the Week: Norman MacCaig, Praise of a thorn bush 18 Jan '21 An Edinburgh school teacher by profession, poet Norman MacCaig spent his summers in Assynt in the far north west of Scotland. From their first visit... Read More
A Sonnet of Ice and Fire: ‘The Salamander’ by Hamish Henderson 07 Dec '20 Soldier, academic, folklorist, political activist, songwriter, translator but above all a poet, Hamish Henderson’s collected work is an... Read More
Poem of the Week: The Way to Warebeth Beach by Andrew Greig 30 Nov '20 This poem from Andrew Greig’s new collection, Later That Day, is about the familiar routine of walking your dog on a familiar beach on a... Read More
Poem of the Week – ‘Mareel’ by Roseanne Watt 23 Nov '20 Our Poem of the Week is ‘Mareel’ from Roseanne Watt’s collection Moder Dy. This stunning collection has won both the Somerset... Read More