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Look to the skies on Burns Night
The alignment of the planets this month has been discussed at length, but nowhere more lyrically than by the Scottish Poetry Library where poets...
Poem – Dear Mum – by Hannah Lavery
Hannah Lavery is the current Edinburgh Makar. Dear Mum is from her first full-length poetry collection BLOOD SALT SPRING (Polygon Books) which was short-listed for the...
The Callum MacDonald Memorial Award 2019
If you publish poetry in a pamphlet then you may enter an award now promoted by the Scottish Poetry Library (SPL).
Callum MacDonald was a...
Best Scottish Poems 2016 announced today
The Scottish Poetry Library has published a list of the Best Scottish Poems and the online anthology is now available.
Catherine Lockerbie, the former director of the...
Umbrellas of Edinburgh: poetry and prose inspired by Scotland’s capital city
'These poems and short stories show us that the city is inseparable from its people.'
Edinburgh has inspired many writers, from Walter Scott and Robert...
Pen Reid: InValid*****
'Our song began by a loch...the fish lay still listening to our words' (Awakening)
InValid, artist and poet Pen Reid's new pamphlet, tells the story of a marriage...
Scottish Poetry Library are looking for a new Director
Could this be the opportunity you are looking for? You would have a lovely new office in the building which was refurbished only last...
National Poetry Day – UK’s largest printed poem to be unveiled
The UK’s largest printed poem will be unveiled in Edinburgh this morning, on National Poetry Day which is today!
Spiral, by Elizabeth Burns, will adorn...
Scottish Poetry Library moving with the times
The Scottish Poetry Library is now just over 30 years old. The building in Crichton's Close was itself a new beginning when it opened,...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Bookbug: songs and rhymes for young children and babies. 10.30-11am, Oxgangs Library, 343 Oxgangs Road North.
Live Music Now: Slide Too Far. Formed two years ago in Glasgow,...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2014
Mrs Mash at The Skylark: songs, stories and joining in fun from Mrs Mash aka Marie Louise Cochrane, the Storytelling Cook, for...
Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Edinburgh Steiner School Christmas Market: handmade gifts and crafts, puppet shows and fairground games, raffle, tombola, complementary therapies, live music, King Winter's Grotto, Viennese Cafe,...
Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
The Football Cronicas: Jethro Soutar (who co-edited the book with Tim Girven and is a founder of Ragpicker Press) and translator Rachael McGill discuss all things literary,...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2014
Delighters: Hula Hooping - taster session. For ages 14+, beginners or beginners + - session will be tailored to the abilities...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Boney Night wi' Firewurks! Fireworks, dookin', fancy dress competition, turnip lantern competition, snack refreshments - and fireworks! Free and open to all, children must be accompanied...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
Plenty happening again this week - from fundraisers for Palestine, Water for Life and the Scouts, to films from Poland, Africa and Italy. Books...
Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Save the Elephants Halloween Party: two bands, nibbles, mini-auction, raffle. All funds will go to Kuki Gallmann Conservancy in Kenya, which works with wildlife conservation,...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Magazine Showcase: Far Off Places. Far Off Places, the magazine of written whimsy, was launched in November 2013. Since then five issues have been released,...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
What's On is truly international this week, with Poland, Italy, Spain, Afghanistan, Palestine, Denmark, China, France, the USA, Canada, Japan and the entire African...
Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Dads Rock: part of a multi-award winning network of free playgroups for Dads and Kids (aged 0-5). 10-11.30am today and every Saturday, Whale Arts, 30 Westburn...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Wunderfuk 2! Delighted Peoples (vocals, guitar - hip hop, punk), Small Feet Little Toes (vocals - folk) and Felt Tip Pen ('electro-coloured twisted folk'). Hosted by Chris Willatt. 7pm, Forest Cafe, Lauriston...
Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
North Edinburgh Grows Drop-In Sessions: for ages 16+. Learn valuable gardening skills to grow vegetables, fruit and herbs. 1-5pm today and every Tuesday, North Edinburgh Arts, 15a...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2014
Metals and Marble: an exhibition of contemporary metal and marble sculpture by Chris Muirhead and Simon Burns-Cox, displayed in the gallery with its 17th century...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
GENERATION DJ Set: A La Fu. A La Fu has performed at Glastonbury, Brixton Academy, Trans Musicales, Pukkelpop and NYC's Knitting Factory. He will be...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2014
Mrs Mash the Storytelling Cook: stories, songs and participative fun for Portobello's youngest residents. 10.30-11am, The Skylark, 241-243 Portobello High Street.
Toddler...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Someone Was Singing: World War One in Poetry and Song. In association with the Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh Reads presents poet Alexander Hutchison and singer/musician Wendy Carle Taylor for an...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2014
Edible Gardening Seasonal Advice: drop in to find out how to grow your own food and take a look around the...
Books – A Bird is Not a Stone
There are not so many book launches when the author is not present; when the book in question is an anthology, the absence of...
Paper sculptures return to Edinburgh after their Scottish tour
Edinburgh's Mysterious Book Sculptures return for homecoming exhibition following tour of Scotland
The beautiful literary sculptures are to be exhibited together at The Scottish Poetry...
Scottish Poetry Library airs new poets
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Edinburgh Reporter Radio popped along to the Scottish Poetry Library to find out about a series of free,...
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