It is not a “big” or “important” work, thank God: plot and meaning are compact like a kernel; characters are realised to the ...

The Written World is a unique collaboration between BBC Radio Scotland and the Scottish Poetry Library. Read the Written World poems and find out more about the project at the Scottish Poetry ...

In one of the most famous love poems of all time, Burns goes all out to express the wonder of love: It’s beautiful like a flower, it’s sweet like music, it’s deep as the sea. And Burns isn ...

San Francisco’s Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin has been awarded Yale University’s prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize. The $175,000 literary award aims to provide writers the financial means to focus ...

Pulsing with the energy of urban life, these poems traverse the gritty, playful and tender moments that shape our lives.

Doggerel! There I said it. Sometimes words just wander through my mind on their way to somewhere else. That one drifted through just the other morning as I was accompanying Lucy, the Ambassador of ...

Attendees can dance, drink, enjoy poetry, and celebrate the region’s Scottish heritage. An “Address to a Haggis” will be given after dinner and toasts with music provided by Emerald Accent.

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture, has launched Scotland’s first-ever Gaelic Poetry Path ...

IDAHO FALLS – A celebration of Scottish heritage and Scotland’s most famous poet is happening next month at The Waterfront at ...

The Scottish Poetry Library is a unique national resource and advocate for the art of poetry, and Scottish poetry in particular. We are passionately committed to bringing the pleasures and ...