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Scottish Poetry Library Readers' Quarterly
Here's a glimpse of our summer exhibition opening at the beginning of August, carrying you from Scotland to the hillsides of Japan. Finally summer's stretching before you, whether you want to join us to hear Andrew O'Hagan's favourite poems, or write renga in a secret garden... Have you seen… ?From Kyoto to Carbeth: poems & plants from the hillsIf you've been at the Collins Gallery in Glasgow, or Hill House, Helensburgh, or Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries, you might have seen this beautiful partnership: Gerry Loose's poems with the ikebana of Takaya Fujii, calligraphy by Seigan Urai mounted on luminous silk scrolls and the ceramic vases of Mikako Kawai. If not - and it's at Gracefield till 26 June - come and see it here at the Scottish Poetry Library in August.  Have you heard…?
Did you know…?
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Did
you know about the
children's section in the SPL? It's on the mezzanine level, and buggies
and buggy occupants and parents easily fit in the lift. Unless, of
course, small parties wish to climb the stairs themselves, counting
as they go - that's fine by us, too.
Once upstairs, there's plenty of daylight from the big windows, a nice soft rug for very young readers to roll about on (it's pretty comfy for those of us over six, as well) and some boxes of toys to entertain anyone not in the mood for a long read. But most importantly there are picture books of poems, from Soapy Baby to the modern classics like Room on the Broom, or King o the Midden, or The Gruffalo [note from experienced library colleagues - should all copies of The Gruffalo be out on loan, break the news gently and prepare for tears.]
Older readers can explore anthologies themed on anything from teenagers' concerns to dinosaurs to ecology, from Scotland or from far further afield. And if your own inner child is awoken by some of the poems on offer, you can dip into childhood with books like Doh Ray Me When Ah Wis Wee, a great new study of evolving children's rhymes by Ewan McVicar.
Did you know that using our unique online catalogue INSPIRE you can search for poetry by author?
Readers at Dalmeny Street Park's Poetry Corner last month chose poems about green spaces by John Clare, Marge Piercy and Ben Jonson, among others. What's your favourite green spaces poem?
To search the SPL catalogue for poetry by Marge Piercy, Choose
'Names in alphabetical order' and type 'Piercy'
Use ScotBib to explore an entire decade instead of a single year…
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poetry publications year by year using ScotBib
SPL
in Ayr The SPL's collection in Ayr lives in the library of the leafy University of the West of Scotland campus in Beech Grove. There are some fantastic new poetry books, free borrowing, a Poet Partner through our Paul Hamlyn Founcation scheme, and if you're fast you can catch their series of summer readings.
In the September Readers' Quarterly look out for our National Poetry Day preview and get an early view of the autumn programme.
Mail comments and suggestions to Lilias Fraser, SPL's Reader Development Officer.
Have you seen…?
…From Kyoto to Carbeth?
Catch up with it in Edinburgh this summer at the SPL
Have you heard…?
… news, events, online
New faces at the SPL, .
Did you know…?
...about our Reader in Residence?
Find out who we're sharing with Edinburgh City Libraries
Have you read…?
Picks for summer
An anthology of Chinese wilderness poetry, a bestiary,and more alluring titles on our New Books shelf...
Have you visited …?
The children's section in the Scottish Poetry Library
With boxes of toys to entertain anyone not in the mood for a long read.
Have you found…?
Find books by poets through the centuries
using our unique online poetry catalogue, INSPIRE
Where are we…?
SPL poetry collections
Visit the updated collection at the University of the West of Scotland's Ayr campus
…and
more
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Mountain Home: The wilderness poetry of ancient China 
The Bestiary