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Showing posts with label poets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poets. Show all posts
Sunday, 31 August 2025

Lindsey Hilsum Poetry in Times of War EIBF 2025

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It’s the Poetry we’ll remember Channel four foreign news  correspondent  gave a talk at Edinburgh international book festival 2025, on her b...
Saturday, 30 August 2025

Cultural History Disconnects

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Cultural History Disconnects   I had a big disconnect between my primary school and secondary school. At primary we had Scottish dancing, Sc...
Monday, 30 June 2025

Hinterlands and Confusions

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Hinterlands, so we are confused, what is going on? Regrets over what might have been or could have been here in Scotland. Our voices lost. I...
Monday, 31 March 2025

Keeping the Celtic Traditions Alive

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  A decade ago I spent a few days in Montrose. My partner said there’s not a lot to do here. I went a walk to the library and to my surprise...
Monday, 31 July 2023

Black & White Photos at Edinburgh book festival

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Mark Baeumont Tarqi Ali Some portraits from the Edinburgh international book festival, because of their contrast go well into black and whit...
Thursday, 30 March 2023

100 Years of Scottish Independence Activism

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Months before the Great War, Westminster passed a Homerule for Scotland bill 1914, at the  time  Ireland was also agitating for  home rule. ...
Friday, 30 September 2022

Edinburgh International book festival 2022 Review

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Edinburgh Art college Celebrates the enduring power of books.   The bicycle racks are full at the book festival. Its now the second year at ...