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Brian Ferguson: Creative differences cause for real concern

Brian Ferguson: Creative differences cause for real concern | Culture Scotland | Scoop.it
I know I wasn’t the only one tripping off down memory lane last week as the artistic rebellion against Creative Scotland went up by more than a few notches.
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“Scotland Writers” – a new poem by Matthew Fitt

“Scotland Writers” – a new poem by Matthew Fitt | Culture Scotland | Scoop.it
Scotland Writers 1st December 2012, Glesga Scots wha hae wi Wilson skited, Scots wham Weir got aw excited, Oan a pitch the froast had whited They played for their countrie.
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Poems, Stories and Writings by Margaret Tait | literateur.com

Poems, Stories and Writings by Margaret Tait | literateur.com | Culture Scotland | Scoop.it

In a letter to Sean Connery of 1972, the artist and gallery-owner Richard Demarco referred to Margaret Tait as ‘a classic example of a first class Scot living here and being ignored, [who has] something significant to say to the whole world about Scotland’.

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Poetry On Trial: 2. “Poetry and Tribalism” by Jon Stone

Poetry On Trial: 2. “Poetry and Tribalism” by Jon Stone | Culture Scotland | Scoop.it
In the second of our ‘Poetry on trial’ essays – culled from the excellent Cut Out and Keep blog (now part of Fuselit website) – English poet Jon Stone looks at poetry’...
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What Place for Poetry in Politics?

What Place for Poetry in Politics? | Culture Scotland | Scoop.it
This Saturday afternoon, as part of The Festival of Politics,  Aonghas MacNeicail, Janet Paisley and regular Bella columnist George Gunn – three highly regarded writers, poets, playwrigh...
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Processional at the Winter Solstice by Gerry Cambridge

Processional at the Winter Solstice by Gerry Cambridge | Culture Scotland | Scoop.it
He has gone down into darkness at the wrecked end of the year
/ And is lying, gaberlunzie, in the needled nest...
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Poetry On Trial: 1. “What are poets for?” by George Gunn

Poetry On Trial: 1. “What are poets for?” by George Gunn | Culture Scotland | Scoop.it
This thoughtful provocative essay by poet George Gunn asks some timely questions on the whys and wherefores of modern poetry, and asks whether there is a socialised character of poetry in Scotland ...
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