Talking Art In painting it’s catching the “spirit” and “essence.” In poems that’s “nature” and “feelings.” An elegant dragon, with its life’s breath gone? Better a rat, with some scurry left in him. Yuan Mei (1716 – 1798) Translated by J.P Seaton, Shambhala Anthology of Chinese Poetry, 2014. A short poem that invites re-reading. The …
A message from the McLellan Arts Festival team: Calling all junior poets and spoken word artists! We are delighted to launch the McLellan Poetry Fringe Junior Poetry Competition. All entrants will be invited to read on Saturday 30th April as part of the Poetry Fringe Festival 2022 when winners and commended entries will also be …
A blog by Jim Carruth, Glasgow Makar, on poetry in primary schools. Writing for the Scottish Poetry Library on 20th January 2022. Featured image shows Jim Carruth credit Scottish Poetry Library. One of the benefits of there now being a network of city makars in Scotland has been the opportunity to share experiences and approaches. …
The Arran Geopark is setting up a reading group. See below for more details: Many of you will know that an application is being prepared for UNESCO accreditation for Arran’s Geopark. This will bring real benefits to Arran and will be an opportunity to highlight the great work that is being carried out by so …
2022 Arran Mountain Festival booking lines are now open on www.arranmountainfestival.co.uk The festival will take place 13th – 16th May This year’s programme features an exciting mix of mountain walks, a traverse of the A’Chir ridge, coached mountain running sessions, guided mountain biking, hill navigation tuition, and – a first for the festival – a poetry …
New opportunities for mental health, well-being and resilience at Heather Lodge As we emerge from the pandemic there is a growing realisation that much has changed in the last two years. Health Services, already under huge pressures by 2020, have taken a hit, with longer waiting lists and difficulties for people accessing services. Our collective …
By Sally Campbell A bit of background: www.clydemarineplan.scot The Clyde Marine Planning Partnership (CMPP) was formally established in February 2016 by a number of the members of the Core Group of the Firth of Clyde Forum including some of those who served as members of the Steering Group of the Clyde Scottish Sustainable Marine Environment …
By Jim Henderson. Featured image shows the King’s Cave near Blackwaterfoot. Part One – Early history of the Brus family Sir Robert de Brus, 7th Lord of Annandale and King of Scotland from 1307 – 1329 The story of Bruce and the King’s Cave is now legendary and is a major tourist attraction in Arran. …
2022 marks the 30th anniversary since Rokpa Trust first took over custodianship of Holy Isle. In honour of this, Christian Dutton and his team of hardworking helpers have put together this beautiful video which explains the island’s long history as well as showing how truly beautiful and unique it is. The video follows the development …
The Arran Crofting Development Committee would like to hear from you! The Arran Crofting Development Committee has recently been set up to develop crofting opportunities on the Isle of Arran. They say: OUR VISION… What do we want to see? The Isle of Arran has a thriving crofting community that strengthens the rural economy and …