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Richard Holloway, Mary Loudon and Mona Siddiqui are having a Much Bigger Conversation

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

A Much Bigger Conversation Richard Holloway Leaving Alexandria: A Memoir of Faith and Doubt The Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU Monday, 22 April 2013, 7:00PM £5 (£4 for Waterstones card holders) An evening with the engaging Richard … Continue reading →

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Between Breaths

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

As we snoozed in the sweat wet cotton Dozed lazy, lost to the trundle Of clattering cars and frantic frustrations Just counting the gaps between breaths Making them fall in time Making them lie on each other Stacking them carefully, … Continue reading →

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The Best of a Bad Bunch of Swimmers

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

We are just the best of a bad bunch of swimmers An improbable collection of beautiful atoms A bunch of nuanced neurones Sunlight touching the dust And someone, some where, In the world Right Now ! Is tentatively shoving a … Continue reading →

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Severance, optimism. (Poem) – Ross Young

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Not to worry – the spider creates and navigates new roads each day, a brisk flurry of snow in mid-March keeps the stone skeletons at bay. History repeats an imperfect circle. The car complains twice or thrice but scarcely quivers, … Continue reading →

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Group poem

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

If you fuss, I’ll flip mountains. When you crumble, I’ll muster courage. If you curse, I’ll stay courageous. When you snore, I’ll love you anyway. If you plagiarize my work, I’ll divorce you. When you roar, I’ll rouse the riverine … Continue reading →

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Dark or Light?

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

When the time comes, what say you? Dark and devious, cruel and despised. Why do you think you are right, when so much of what you say is wrong? There in your smile lies a dagger: sharp as a newly … Continue reading →

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The open front door

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

“Bring, Brrrring!” Yee-haa! Home time and I’m outta here! Like a bolt of lightning I grab my duffel coat and PE kit, run to the playground, wave to all my friends and meet my big, annoying sister, Cathy, at the … Continue reading →

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There was a boy

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Out here in the countryside there was nothing to mar the view of the gorgeous colours of the waning sun, reflecting off the surface of the water. Among the trees there were various rustlings indicating the movements of the forest … Continue reading →

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Latest News – Events

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Scottish Poetry Library events:-http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.eventbrite.co.uk/.

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Imagism Exercise

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

The Sea and an Office Block The vast wave rushes across the ground floor as dull desks and dull workers swim in its ferocious tide, I hear the sound of confusion, I hear the sound of panic, I hear the … Continue reading →

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Rosie and Jim

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

I am the ghost of our life together In our lives, I was a shadow

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Biker in Cafe

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

It’s been a long day. I can see it in his eyes. Unzipping his leather jacket with a gasping sigh, he gazes at the snaky traces his muddy biker boots have left. Huddled up on the sofa and resting his bones, watches at the troops of souls walking down the street. He’s one of the many strangers and solitudes that this once smoky city holds. Weary eyes reveal his errands. ‘Another double espresso?’ he eagerly asks his friend while deciphering the time in his vintage watch. Perhaps the silence of a lonely flat is what awaits him at dusk. There’s no rush in getting home for a citizen of the world. Is burnt asphalt what he regards as home? He longs for the road, silent witness of an untold past. As the wind … Continue reading →

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Writing exercise

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

Character Writing: Man. Early thirties. Dark hair. Receding hairline. Stubbles. Leaving the table. A messy table. Messy table next to the closed fireplace. Table filled with papers, loose leafs, briefcases, pens in all colours. An old cup with a candle … Continue reading →

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Kilby

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

There seems no self at all, in this, the spending of the night, simmering by screen, formless is the type, when little moves to think, and with dreams no longer play, when phosphor’s all you drink, and you’re repeating what … Continue reading →

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Your Shadow

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

I don’t choose to be there, right behind you. I am compelled to be there. Since we were young something has drawn me to you. I have been with you, from city to city. You keep moving searching for a … Continue reading →

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The Big Man from the Coffee Shop

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

He sat pensively, his hand lightly touching his lips. His heavy brow obscured his eyes, his thick, stumpy fingers darting back and forth over his phone screen. He sat in a coffee shop, ignoring the steaming mug that sat next … Continue reading →

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A day in the life of…

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

The cupboard opens and I’m rudely awoken by being hastily grabbed and greeted with a spoon of coffee granules. In goes the boiling water, followed by the almond milk. I get carried around from room to room, put down, picked … Continue reading →

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Social behavior and individual cognition

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

When we try to explain social phenomena by means of psychological knowledge, we make a fundamental error. A group behaves differently from its members were they isolated – if we begin with individuals in trying to explain social phenomena, we … Continue reading →

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Words

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Reblogged from Too many words against a dictionary: Language is no barrier. Language is no wall. Language is as many streams, some wide, some thin, some small, All drifting to the lake. To stand upon the shore, To watch the … Continue reading →

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Webbed Words of Wisdom for the World Wide Weekend, or Whatever

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Reblogged from Fly in the Ointment: Ventricles and spectacles, testicles and obstacles, Onomatopoeia has that crash, boom, bang. The Sun always rises in the East, in the East; The meat is always carved before the feast. Blue is the colour: … Continue reading →

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‘Text’ by Carol Ann Duffy

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Read by Gail Pickering Listen Here:

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“Why I Write” by George Orwell

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Read by Maria Loughlin Listen Here:

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‘Days” by Philip Larkin

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Read by Bryanie Kane Listen Here:

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‘Annabel Lee’ by Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Read by Charlotta Reini Listen Here:

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‘To Liu Xiaobo, Untitled’

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Read by Tony Gougeon Listen Here:

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