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This is the first of a sequence of nine poems raising awareness of farmers' health issues The RSABI offers free practical, financial, and emotional support for farming families who are struggling Please support them by sharing this poem and donating today justgiving.com/campaign/jimca…

I'm doing two readings at Edinburgh's PTBO this coming weekend - this one is on the Sunday where I'll be mainly reading from the new book.

This is one of a sequence of nine poems raising awareness of farmers' health issues The RSABI offers free practical, financial, and emotional support for farming families who are struggling Please support them by sharing this poem and donating today justgiving.com/campaign/jimca…

Last poem in the sequence of nine poems raising awareness of farmers' health issues. The RSABI offers free practical, financial, and emotional support for farming families who are struggling Please support them by sharing this poem and donating today justgiving.com/campaign/jimca…

Belated thanks to our four wonderful readers on Thursday night who together gave us such a variety of amusing, tender, stunning, lush and moving poetry. 👏👏👏 to Hamish Whyte, Tim Tim Cheng, Maria Sledmere & Oksana Maksymchuk

Next event is on Thurs 5th Dec with Ella Frears, Mark Russell, Eveline Pye & Ann Craig. See you there stmungosmirrorball.wordpress.com

Congratulations to Pàdraig MacAoidh [Peter Mackay] on his appointment as Scotland's new Makar (National Poet). Pàdraig is the first Scottish Gaelic poet in the role. He recorded Crann-cuinnse [Quince Tree] to promote the announcement. You can read his poems here 👇

From vivid childhood memories to surreal conference enquiries to a long poetic email to a landlord, all in a Mirrorball evening. Many thanks to our wonderful readers: Ann Craig, Eveline Pye, Mark Russell & Ella Frears. Seasonal greetings to you all, see you in 2025 🌲

Over 160 calls for submissions of poetry, fiction, flash, non-fiction, art, photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in December 2024. Best of luck & pls share! thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog/w…

The Moth Poetry Prize is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem. Open to submissions worldwide – until 31 December. 🌟 1st PRIZE €6,000 🌟 3 RUNNER-UP PRIZES OF €1,000 🌟 8 COMMENDED PRIZES OF €250 Rules and entry here: bit.ly/mothpoetry24

We've got poetry to give away to one of our newsletter subscribers Sign up in time for our Festive Newsletter and you'll be entered into the draw to win a pamphlet 🎄🎅📚 eepurl.com/drEuDD 👈

We’re open for submissions! Get your pieces submitted to Issue 13 by 31 Dec at Midnight ⏰ 🔗 Check online for full submission guidelines ✏️ We accept all genres, themes and languages. We always publish in the original and in the English translation.

Congratulations to all , including all the Mirrorballers and Clydebuilters on the list !

The deadline is 22 January for Scottish poets to apply for the unique opportunity of a residency from 29 March to 5 April at TURKANA BASIN INSTITUTE in Kenya 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇰🇪 Disrupting the Nature Narrative is a Momentum initiative supported by British Council Scotland & Creative Scotland scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/disrupting-the…

Tickets on sale right now! As of 10am today, the Box Office for StAnza 2025 is open. Get in early to secure your place in our creative writing workshops, get a seat for our opening night, the making sessions, the open mics. See you in St Andrews byretheatre.com/upcoming/stanz… ❤️🎟️❤️

R.I.P Michael Longley, who died yesterday. Signing books in Toppings in St Andrews in March 2020, & with Douglas Dunn at the EIBF a few years earlier where they were both reading. Lux aeterna keep him. A magnificent poet at his (frequent) best. 🙏❤️😢

Cracking line up for our February 6th showcase: Charles Lang, James McGonigal, A C Clarke & Saskia McCracken stmungosmirrorball.wordpress.com

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CANONGATE WALL: POETRY VOTE To mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Scottish Parliament building you can vote for new poetry quotes to go on the Canongate Wall by Liz Lochhead, Jackie Kay & Kathleen Jamie. Details and how to vote in link: scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/02/public…

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