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Scottish Poetry Library Readers' Quarterly
Welcome to the timely fourth issue of the SPL Readers'
Quarterly, just before National Poetry Day on Thursday 4 October. Did
you know the theme this year is 'Dreams'? If you are dreaming of finding
your perfect autumn reading or listening or discussion, look no further:
it's all here…
Have you seen… the Poetry Reader?
The fresh new design for the Scottish Poetry Library's newsletter
…is modelled by Librarian Julie Johnstone and
receptionist Eilidh Bateman, who worked long and hard on the first issue,
packed with ideas for poetry reading - and all their work is paying off!
Have you got your hands on a copy yet?
Have you heard…?
SPL
News
Bon dia! Say hello to us in Catalan - in Wigtown on 4
October, where Anna Crowe and Valencian poet Teresa Pascual launch
Light Off
Water: XXV Catalan Poems.
The Forward Prizes for Poetry will be announced on National Poetry
Day - a fascinating choice on the shortlist, including John Burnside's
Gift
Songs… join the queue to borrow it!
Luckenbooth, a new collection of poems about Edinburgh
from Polygon, is edited by Assistant Librarian Lizzie MacGregor
- read more about it below, or simply…
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SPL
Events
Simon Armitage
made our summer presenting his favourite poems… Now there
are National
Poetry Day events to enjoy every day for the next two weeks,
including the UK Dream Tour, the By
Leaves We Live fair and reading
groups to suit everyone. Can't make it? Read and relish Diana
Hendry's daily blog.
Treats ahead include Ruth
Padel on close reading poems, Stuart Kelly and Roddy Lumsden
on writing
poetry reviews… And did you know we list all the
poetry events in Scotland that we hear about?
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 Did you know…?
The Reading Room is a whole new part of our website, dedicated to…
you, of course!
The Reading Room
is stuffed with all the ideas and recommendations for reading, new
poetry, classic poems and reading group approaches… and an
online poetry reading group that will suit you wherever you live
and whenever you are free to discuss… and an invitation to
review events and recommend books (yes, it's not just us telling
you about stuff)…
Have you read…?
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 Luckenbooth: An Anthology Of Edinburgh Poetry
Edinburgh is a city that speaks straight to the heart, and its
vibrancy and beauty, its closes and its graceful streets have
always begged a response from writers. Lizzie MacGregor, Assistant
Librarian and a devoted admirer of the city and its poetry, edited
this collection of old and new Edinburgh poems.
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 New Writing Scotland 25: The Dynamics Of
Balsa
The New Writing Scotland series is
always a great read and a way to find new voices - or simply reacquaint
yourself with some of the current Scottish writers you've always
enjoyed. Where better to start your quest for new autumn reading?
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 Explore
the magazines
The Scottish Poetry Library's collection of literary
magazines, or 'little magazines' as they are affectionately often known,
is a great resource for both readers and writers. With over 70 current
titles coming in, the periodicals shelves are the place to see who and
what is getting published in today's poetry world. And if you are an
aspiring poet, they are a must browse!
In fact, it's so useful to poets to have contact editorial addresses
that you'll find a list in our Poetry
Boxes, showing a selection of the magazines we hold that consider
submissions of poetry.
We try to cover all titles produced in Scotland, and also collect
from the rest of the UK, and from Europe. You can buy some of the
magazines here too - we stock about fifteen of the titles for sale.
The collection also reaches back to the earlier part of the 20th
century, covering some of the original publications of the Scottish
Renaissance. Go to
 Periodicals
A-Z to see the full list of current titles taken by the Scottish
Poetry Library, or search the unique Scottish
Poetry Index, which provides access to the wealth of poetry
and related material published in selected magazine titles in Scotland
from the 1950s to the present.
Have you found…?
Did you know that using our unique online catalogue
INSPIRE you can search for poetry by theme? Look for apt quotations for
your next presentation, a school project, or simply to suit your mood.
Autumn 'By Leaves We Live'
is the Scottish Poetry Library's motto, and soon there will be plenty
of beautiful falling leaves to scuff about under our feet…
 Search
the SPL catalogue for poems about Autumn
1975 Find an exquisite autumn
haiku by Alan Spence - and what other poetry was published that year?
Explore
poetry in 1975 using ScotBib
And did you know you can use the ScotBib feature to
see which Scottish poetry titles were published in different years?
Where are we…?
SPL in Elgin
 As
well as our award-winning Edinburgh building, the Scottish Poetry Library
now has fourteen outlying poetry
collections round Scotland, and counting.
This picture shows the bright, colourful future
of poetry in Scotland… Elgin Library hosts a Scottish Poetry Library
collection, and a lot more has been going on besides.
What's next…?
In the December Readers' Quarterly
find out about the books you need to put on your presents list, look ahead
to a wonderful week of poetry events round Valentine's Day, and enjoy
the prospect of some winter holiday reading…
What do you think of the Readers' Quarterly?
Mail comments and suggestions to Lilias
Fraser, SPL's Reader Development Officer.
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Issue 4, Autumn 2007
Have you seen…?
…the Poetry Reader ?
Our brand-new publication for Friends and readers
Have you heard…?
news and events from Catalonia to National Poetry Day
Did you know?
the Reading Room is live!
Open the door to our online reading community
Have you read…?
Picks for autumn
Luckenbooth, New Writing Scotland, magazines galore …
Have you found?
Finding autumn poems
autumnal searches in SPL's unique online poetry catalogue, INSPIRE
Where are we…?
SPL poetry collections
and just some of the poetry goings-on in Elgin
…and much much more
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