Please share. 💞 I collated a big list of links & resources including finding loved ones, and updating it regularly - I need more for Cuba & Haiti: linktr.ee/caribbeansol...
#HurricaneMelissa (400-mile wide record-breaking cat 5) caused devastation, especially across western Jamaica
I’m so pleased to have two new poems in the beautiful summer issue of @poetrylondon.bsky.social 💙
A bumfled rug, dark blue, with a red, yellow, pink, white and green floral pattern. Text: poetry launch michael mullen + fellow Edwin Morgan Award Winners friday 20th june indie bookshop week poetry extravaganza Next to the text is a cover image for GOONIE, by Michael Mullen. Looking down at a carpet of the same design, we can see a pair of feet wearing black men's shoes and dark trousers, and a single foot wearing a silver slipper-style woman's shoe and a bright red stocking.
Goonie: Poetry Extravaganza with Michael Mullen & Friends
20 June @lighthousebks.bsky.social Edinburgh. £0–£10.99
Exploring queerness through fierce lyrical poetry & celebrating Scotland through vernacular vignettes, GOONIE is Michael Mullen’s debut collection
lighthousebookshop.com/events/gooni...
Poster with map of Scotland that reads 'Why libraries matter. Final report: The value and impact of Scotland's public libraries.'
Text on orange poster reads: We surveyed 2,000 library users across Scotland. You told us about: How invaluable library staff are The financial relief libraries afford An endless variety in community activity within your libraries A safe and welcoming space for marginalised identities
Poster with a closed sign at the top. It reads: 'Our research indicates that 1 in 8 of Scotland's public libraries have closed between 2008 and 2024. That's 97 libraries.
The copy of this poster is a list of recommendations based on the research Scottish Book Trust has produced. The copy reads: 'Our recommendations: 1. Scottish Government publishes a legal definition of what an 'adequate' public library service is 2. Scottish Government empowers local authorities with sufficient funding and resources 3. Local authorities train and support their librarians 4. Local authorities publish annual reports that detail their library provision 5. Public libraries are supported to develop a service improvement culture 6. More members of the public engage with their local library'
Why does your library matter to you? ❤️📚
We asked 2,000 Scots that question and this is what they told us: www.scottishbooktrust.com/our-research...
I’m thrilled to have a new poem from my forthcoming collection in the Scotland issue of @irishpages.bsky.social
I’m so pleased to be included among this wonderful selection of new scottish poets 💙
the intimacy of a word doc containing a bad draft of the poem you know you must write
CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Editors Isabelle Baafi, Sohini Basak and Tim Tim Cheng are excited to invite submissions for Magma 93: The Liberation Issue.
What does ‘liberation’ mean to you?
More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...
That’s so lovely ! 💕 They’re a real joy
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thanks for sharing Nora! ❤️
‘I’m sick of anticipating my own othering’ - @roshnigallagher.bsky.social
A couple of the Turner watercolours (only exhibited in January). I went to see them for the first time this year 🌅
We’re mourning the loss of the wonderful Michael Longley, who has died in Belfast aged 85. A Vice President of The Poetry Society, we were proud to publish him in our magazine The Poetry Review throughout his long career. Sharing below a 2014 poem which celebrated his long marriage to Edna Longley.
