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A lump in the throat
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The thoughts and musings of a Scottish poet.
- Added on: Nov 5th, 2009
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Mairi Sharratt
- Listed in: Poetry Poems
- Tags: poems poetry readings poetry workshops films about poets the scottish parliament poetry in unusual places
Recent Posts
Expressing the inexpressible
As part of the exhibition and events program A Model of Order: Concrete Poetry, the Scottish Poetry Library facilitated an afternoon of sound poetry at the end of November. I was keen to attend, as this year I have learned a lot about concrete p...
Poetry in unusual places: Part 6
Bill Wilson is fast becoming the most pro-poetry MSP in The Scottish Parliament, this week he quoted Burns and Voltaire during this weeks debate on climate change. From Burns “The billows on the ocean The breezes idly roaming.” from Delud...
The Next Issue is at the Printers
Sally Evans, esteemed editor of Poetry Scotland, explains the process of selecting poems and deciding what goes into the broadsheet. The editor heaves a sigh of relief. The magazine has “gone to bed” as printers say and there is a paus...
Date for your diary
On the 17th December the new quote for The Scottish Parliament outside wall will be announced. For those of you who have not seen the outside wall it is populated with quotes, some from poems and novels, and even one or two from the Bible. T...
The newcomer reviews: Shore Poets
As part of a new series on A Lump in the Throat I shall be taking a friend, who is not at all interested in poetry around many of the poetry readings, or evening incorporating poetry in or around Edinburgh. I wanted to get the point of view of a no...
Poetry in unusual places: Part 5
I’ve been listening to Marc Riley on the radio on and off since I was about eleven. I first started listening when he was paired with Mark Radcliffe (now of the Culture Show) when they were known as Mark and Lard. Even back in the early nig...
