Association for Scottish Literature

asls.org.uk

07 January 2025 21:43

it wis January and a gey dreich day the first day Ah went to the school… —Liz Lochhead, “Kidspoem/Bairnsang” published in A CHOOSING: The Selected Poems of Liz Lochhead (Polygon 2017)

Gair Dunlop

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07 January 2025 21:43

Good evening, cold but golden days.

David G Haskell

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01 January 2025 12:51

Obstinate denial is a good winter strategy, sometimes. Rosemary, Salvia rosmarinus, putting out the blooms like it is springtime. The humblebees that would normally be paying their respects at the floral altars are fast asleep in their underground burrows in the leaf litter.

Scottish Poetry Library

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01 January 2025 12:51

We've a basketful of resources for people planning their Burns Supper next month www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/burns-night/

Gair Dunlop

gair.bsky.social

01 January 2025 12:51

Free thinking and the need to care for and with each other have never been more vital. In a world where work will take every minute of your time if it can, be creative and share it. Best wishes for the New Year.