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Readers' Quarterly
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Scottish Poetry Library Readers' Quarterly
Spring has nearly sprung! Time to pull on your waterproofs and make a dash for the library. Or if you can't visit us in person now, you can start springcleaning your poetry wishlist right here, by exploring our pick of new books, reserving items online, or booking tickets for readings in April and May...
Have you seen… ?
the New Library of Alexandria
…and the Scottish books that are now in its collections, after a visit by SPL's Director Robyn Marsack? Furthermore, she and novelist and poet James Robertson explored the library, the pyramids and (rather bravely, we think) a camel ride during their journey, arranged by Literature Across Frontiers.
Have you heard…?
SPL
News
Gerry Loose's poetic collaboration with Japanese colleagues comes to fruition in From Kyoto to Carbeth: plants and poems of the hills. This magical exhibition of ikebana, poetry, ceramics and calligraphy runs to 5 April at the Collins Gallery in Glasgow, 14 April - 18 May at The Hill House, Helensburgh, 24 May - 26 June at Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries, before arriving at the SPL from 1 August to 12 September with accompanying events and workshops.
Look out for online opportunities in April... when Poet Partner for Shetland, Jen Hadfield, will host a reading/writing session. Participants are invited to post a poetic response to any poem from the site's Best Scottish Poems pages, along with a brief discussion of how they have chosen to interpret and answer their chosen work. Visitors and participants are encouraged to post feedback, appreciation and questions.
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SPL
Events
Book now for the spring events and workshops starting already - meet The Reader magazine this Thursday, 27 March, hear Jackie Kay's choice of poetry on 3 April, poetry from Poland and from New Zealand, reading groups, workshops on reading poems aloud, and on writing with John Glenday, Michael Hofmann on Rilke and on German poetry... explore the SPL programme and make sure of your seat by booking in advance!
Close readings with Don Paterson and Annie Freud have been a revelation
- if you couldn't make it, we'll be putting the poems and comments
on Close
Encounters.
But if you missed John Hegley's memorably brilliant Poetry Party,
we can only commiserate. And advise that you sign up for our monthly
email listing poetry events in Scotland.
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 Did you know…?
…we're getting boxes of fantastic new books from New Zealand?
With the help of Creative New Zealand, we're acquiring wonderful new poetry titles for our shelves, we'll be celebrating in May with readings from poets Andrew Johnston and Gerrie Fellows, and in the coming months you'll be able to explore a whole new section on the website introducing you to NZ poets …
Have you read…?
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 Meas air chrannaibh / Fruit on branches
Aonghas Padraig Caimbeul's new poetry collection is trilingual - his original Gaelic poems, his own translations into English, and J Derrick McClure's translations into Scots.
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 Risking Everything: 110 Poems of Love and Revelation
Edited by Roger Housman, whose earlier anthology Ten Poems to Change Your Life has been very popular with readers, this covers an intriguing range of poems and poets.
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 Have you found …?
Our notice boards! Everyone gathers here to get the news. Outside the SPL we put a thematic, lovingly handmade poster of poems. Rumour has it that this inspires people to come into the library...
And once in the building you will find scores of fliers and posters beseeching you to look at them. There is a section dedicated to ‘Library News' – we use this section to keep you abreast of current library events: ‘Everything happening in the SPL' gives a round-up of what's on in the building in any given month and you'll find posters advertising our own events in more detail. Further along are notices for poetry competitions, workshops, performance poetry events, courses, submissions appeals and more - with spare copies for you to pick up.
If you'd like to advertise your poetry events in Scotland, either
on the notice board or on the website, then drop us an email at  reception@spl.org.uk by
week 4 of the month before your event, or simply stop by in
good time and let us know what's afoot.
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.
Venture into the garden if you feel hardy enough - or take the sensible option and stay in the warm to read poems about gardening …
 Search
the SPL catalogue for poems about Gardening choose 'subjects
in alphabetical order' and type 'gardens'
Use ScotBib to explore an entire decade instead of a single year…
Explore
poetry publications year by year using ScotBib
Where are we…?
 SPL
in Ullapool
One of the longest-established SPL outreach collections lives in the reception of the Ceilidh Place in Ullapool - moments away from this breathtakingly lovely view of Loch Broom.
And the Ceilidh Place, along with its SPL poetry shelves, its outstanding bookshop and its unique atmosphere, is part of the Ullapool Book Festival, running from 16-18 May - with plenty of poetry readings, and an evening session for you to bring your favourite poems to share. Raid your own bookshelves, or pick from the SPL collection. We'll see you in the bar on Saturday night...
What's next…?
In the June Readers' Quarterly
get a preview of From Kyoto to Carbeth, find out what new titles are coming into the library, and get news of your nearest outreach collections…
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 6, Spring 2008
Have you seen…?
The Alexandrian Library
and its new Scottish poetry titles?
Have you heard…?
News, events, workshops
From Kyoto to Carbeth exhibition, online poetry workshops coming up with
Jen Hadfield, and the continuing Spring programme...
Did you know…?
Poetry from New Zealand
We're taking delivery of boxes of great new books from NZ...
Have you read…?
Picks for Spring
Angus Peter Campbell's new collection, new American anthologies, and more alluring titles on our New Books shelf...
Have you found…?
Spring poems
for armchair gardeners in SPL's unique online poetry catalogue, INSPIRE...
Where are we…?
SPL poetry collections
A reminder to start planning your trip to Ullapool Book Festival in May...
…and
more
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Scottish
Poetry Library