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Favourite poems

Join our special guests to rediscover classic poems, explore personal selections, or examine contemporary poetry "up close and personal"

Classic poems

Classic poems

"A reminder of wonderful poems to rediscover"
You'll be in clover with this classic selection, introduced by a variety of guests.

Favourite Poems

Selected works

"Desert Island Discs, with poems"
Join the fascinating writers and other guests in the Scottish Poetry Library's Selected Works series, and discover which poems they love.

Close Encounters

Close encounters

"Poetry up close and personal"
Close reading from the some of the Close Encounters events, run by the Scottish Poetry Library with The Poetry School.

Wonder for taking and acres of promises