Poetry
Don Paterson on poetry, PJ Harvey and why we need to use or risk losing our local dialects
May 17, 2022
Richard Holloway on life, loss and the words that have helped him deal with both as he reflects on the poetry and prose that sustains him
November 2, 2021
Poet explains why latest work will take five decades to read
October 12, 2021
If it’s easy, where’s the fun? Acclaimed poet John Burnside on his fight for life, insomnia, LSD and the best tomato sandwich ever tasted
September 7, 2021
A language of the soul: Poet Len Pennie on why Scots is more than just a dialect
May 11, 2021
The Bankies Bard: Hamish Macdonald charts the highs and lows of his beloved Clydebank FC in new poetry collection
December 19, 2020
The Makar’s Choice: Jackie Kay picks a favourite verse to help us through lockdown
May 25, 2020
Scotland’s makar Jackie Kay on Edwin Morgan’s 1972 poem Glasgow Sonnet (1)
April 27, 2020
Centenary celebrations for poet Edwin Morgan to be reimagined online
April 15, 2020
The Makar’s choice: Jackie Kay picks another of her favourite poems to help us through lockdown
April 13, 2020