Loud Poets: Six Candles
Scottish Storytelling CentrePoetry with a contemporary edge deserving of plaudits
Aisling Fisher/15 February 2020
poetry books
Roseanne Watt - Moder Dy
Evocative debut collection from Shetlandic poet.
Nadine Aisha Jassat - Let Me Tell You This
Poems on racism, gender and identity told with truth and poignancy.
Mother Sea
Delightful discussion of what poetry can be, what the sea can be and sea blindness.
Herland
A relaxing, entertaining, and thought-provoking Book Festival event
Matt Abbott & Joelle Taylor
Fierce, political poetry for the heart from two important and vital voices.
Gerda Stevenson
Quines
Poetry of remarkable Scots women delights at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Christine Marendon, translated by Ken Cockburn
Heroines From Abroad
New English translation recreates dreamlike imagery in German poetry collection.
Iona Lee
Fresh and imaginative first pamphlet
Harry Giles
Tonguit
Stewed Rhubarb Press launches with a re-issue of Harry Giles' pamphlet Tonguit.
David Ross Linklater
Black Box
Tight verse that strikes a balance between brazen and coy.