As we approach the celebrations to mark the birth of Scotland’s greatest poet, Robert Burns, 12 original manuscripts written by the bard himself are to go on display this January as part […]
Rare Burns’ Manuscripts Go On Display
Highways and Byways
“But aye it’s frae the byways/Comes hame the happy sang.”
On Being Human
“To take the old walks alone, or not at all”
Awareness
“Many of the old ways of life were similar in widespread farming and fishing communities, and are now fading from the places which can be linked by tales such as those told by Patrick-James – and Robert Rendall”
Lake Isle of Innisfree
“I can’t ‘arise and go’ to Innisfree, but I can go to Stenness”
Relax by Ellen Bass
“Bad things are going to happen…”
George MacKay Brown
“I’ve been trying to think of what to write to acknowledge the 100 year anniversary of the birth of George MacKay Brown.”
#DayOfReflection ‘Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep’
“Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.”
Poetry Corner: The Tree of Hurt
“The Tree of Hurt/That is me”
This Gift of Time: Giving Voice to the Unheard
“I hope people like the anthology. There is a great variety of writing and styles in there. And there does seem to be a growing interest in poetry at the moment, perhaps because people are taking more time to look at things.”
