Reposted by Don PatersonJohn Glenday @johnglenday.bsky.social · 25/09/2026northseapoets.substack.com/p/off-the-cu...northseapoets.substack.comOff the CuffJohn Glenday on Spontaneity and Revision 097
Reposted by Don PatersonAlec Finlay @alecfinlay.bsky.social · 20/09/20261. The general evisceration of culture at University of Edinburgh is appalling; how can a centre of learning in Scotland justify cutting these courses? Religious Studies and Scottish Literature (UG) History of Art and Scottish Literature (UG) Celtic and Scottish Lit (UG), conts. 1309
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A little sketch on the subject of accidentally biting off more than you can chew … also comes with some fascinating notes on translating Italian libretti into singable English, because you know that’ll come up at some point open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comOn the Importance of Doing a Bad JobDon Paterson on Orfeo, libretti and foot to mouth resuscitation 031
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The new autumn course is now up at north sea poets - we’ll be looking at all things lunar, hibernal, arboreal, equine, mythological and some other stuff where I can’t work out the adjective. get in there quick at www.northseapoets.com/coursesnorthseapoets.comCourses | North Sea PoetsWant to learn creative poetry techniques from the best? Explore our upcoming courses. 021
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Folks - I’ve posted another three-week Sunday Morning Reading Circle, starting Sept 20. We yak about great poems for two hours. That’s it. Last one was a lot of fun. Just twenty-five places - I fear most have gone, but you can grab one if you’re quick. www.northseapoets.com/events/sunda...northseapoets.comSunday Morning Reading Circle with Don Paterson | North Sea PoetsJoin Don Paterson on Sunday mornings 20th, 27th September & 4th October to explore great poems in an online workshop for writers and readers alike. 011
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Still time to join a class on Ten Key Shakespeare Sonnets next Saturday … www.northseapoets.com/onlineevents and an essay on sonnets, Shakespeare and the uses of scholarship on the NSP substack, link in replynorthseapoets.comOnline Events | North Sea PoetsExplore our upcoming online poetry masterclasses and webinars. 131
Reposted by Don PatersonDavid Wheatley @nemoloris.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Frankly terrifying village notice board. 082
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Quick reminder that on weds I’ll be chatting to Joey Connolly on the increasingly fraught business of Poetry and AI. Joey is not just a fine poet, he’s one of our very few experts on this stuff - so come with questions! www.northseapoets.com/events/ai-an...northseapoets.comAI and Poetry: Don Paterson and Joey Connolly in Conversation | North Sea PoetsIn this webinar, Don Paterson and Joey Connolly will discuss the role of AI in the future of poetry. Is it just the latest manifestation of a much older story? Are we headed for a future where human-m... 062
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 20/06/2026just slapped something up at the northseapoets place on poetry, philosophy and lies … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comPOETS ARE LIARSDon Paterson on poetry, philosophy and lies 010
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 17/06/2026There’s just time to book for our annual poetry read-in at Stones Barn in Cumbria. Always great fun. As evidenced by these photos from the 1970s www.tickettailor.com/events/stone...tickettailor.comBook Now – Don Paterson: poetry studies – Stones BarnDon Paterson: poetry studies – Stones Barn, Fri 1 Jul 2022 - Sun 3 Jul 2022 - TITLE: Don Patterson: poetry studies DATE: Fri 1st - Sun 3rd July 2022 (3 days) PRICE: £295 (deposit to secure place £150)... 010
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Looking forward to chatting with that very fine poet Joey Connolly on poetry and AI on the 1st of July. Joey strikes me as one of the few who has a sensible handle on this bewildering & increasingly critical subject, so it should be a good one. Link: www.northseapoets.com/events/ai-an...northseapoets.comAI and Poetry: Don Paterson and Joey Connolly in Conversation | North Sea PoetsIn this webinar, Don Paterson and Joey Connolly will discuss the role of AI in the future of poetry. Is it just the latest manifestation of a much older story? Are we headed for a future where human-m... 050
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 17/05/2026my bairn on his grandad’s guitar … I think his bro drew that twig open.spotify.com/track/7wPatp...open.spotify.comMs. Bib 120
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 09/05/2026So very sorry to have had to reschedule this morning’s Heaney webinar - now on the 23rd May, when I plan not to have a vestibular migraine. Today’s tickets valid, of course. www.northseapoets.com/events/resch...northseapoets.comRESCHEDULED Heaney: A Style Guide — with Don Paterson | North Sea PoetsIn this webinar, Don Paterson will offer a two-hour deep dive into Seamus Heaney’s distinctive style, looking at the many unusual and often idiosyncratic techniques of which it was composed. 040
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 04/05/2026you’ve still just time to sign up for a webinar on Heaney’s style this weekend … www.northseapoets.com/events/heane...northseapoets.comHeaney: A Style Guide — with Don Paterson | North Sea PoetsIn this webinar, Don Paterson will offer a two-hour deep dive into Seamus Heaney’s distinctive style, looking at the many unusual and often idiosyncratic techniques of which it was composed. 010
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 24/04/2026short essay on being thoroughly intimidated by Douglas Dunn’s ‘Remembering Lunch’, over at the northseapoets place … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comLearning from DunnDon Paterson remembers Douglas Dunn's ‘Remembering Lunch’ 030
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Just posted a webinar where I’ll take a close look Heaney’s style, and the various techniques, stratagems & quirks of which it was composed. Should be fun. If folk are up for it, I may do a few of these. www.northseapoets.com/events/heane...northseapoets.comHeaney: A Style Guide — with Don Paterson | North Sea PoetsIn this webinar, Don Paterson will offers a two-hour deep dive into Seamus Heaney’s distinctive style, looking at the many unusual and often idiosyncratic techniques of which it was composed. 084
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 05/03/2026wee poem in LRB this week www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukDon Paterson · Poem: ‘Phoenix’ 23512
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Excellent guest post from Joey Connolly over at the north sea poets place, looking at what AI research can tell poets about their own art form … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comMetrics: Machine-Tooling a New Human PoetryNSP Guest Post! Joey Connolly on perplexity, burstiness and the strange new light AI is turning on our all-too-human art form 053
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Mounting a wee experiment here www.northseapoets.com/events/sunda... to see if we can recreate the legendary druidic magic of Stones Barn reading circle (still time to book here www.tickettailor.com/events/forgo... ) online. Three sessions starting in April. Sunday mornings, like churchnorthseapoets.comSunday Morning Reading Circle with Don Paterson | North Sea PoetsJoin Don Paterson on Sunday mornings in April to explore great poems in an online workshop for writers and readers alike. 161
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Wonderful piece by Karen Solie over at the north sea poets place on reverie, deadlines and escalators … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comReverie and DeadlinesKaren Solie revisits the Army & Navy store 040
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 25/01/2026It’s Burns night tonight … better check the haggis traps. I’ve slapped up something at the northseapoets place on Burns’ psychology and how ‘Tam O’Shanter’ is key to understanding his abandonment of poetry northseapoets.substack.com/p/the-burns-...northseapoets.substack.comThe Burns IdentityDon Paterson on the sudden disappearance of Robert Burns 062
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Our spring ‘writing with …’ course (this time: windows, beasts, Jack Gilbert, lost objects and much more - well three things more) has almost sold out: only a few tickets left for both weds and sat series ... www.northseapoets.com/coursesnorthseapoets.comCourses | North Sea PoetsWant to learn creative poetry techniques from the best? Explore our upcoming courses. 040
Reposted by Don PatersonJohn Glenday @johnglenday.bsky.social · 13/12/2025open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comAristotle’s Lantern - Twenty-Four Digressions on LightJohn Glenday turns his mind towards the solstice 195
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 14/12/2025The new North Sea Poets ‘Writing With …’ spring course has just gone live. We’re running it over seven weeks from Feb (twice, on Weds and Saturdays) – but both dates are half sold out already, so do get your skates on if you’d like to join us … www.northseapoets.com/coursesnorthseapoets.comCourses | North Sea PoetsWant to learn creative poetry techniques from the best? Explore our upcoming courses. 060
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 12/12/2025there’s still just time to join me for the last of the winter webinars tomorrow morning - on ‘symbol’. this may be my most ambitious powerpoint yet. some of these transitions are berserk www.northseapoets.com/events-1northseapoets.comEvents | North Sea PoetsExplore our upcoming online poetry masterclasses and webinars. 121
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 28/11/2025essay on Heaney over at the northseapoets substack … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comHeaney on the UndergroundDon Paterson on Seamus Heaney's choice of words 3155
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Just a week left to sign up for a mini-series of webinars, starting with ‘The Joy of Scansion’ on the 29th Nov. In the following weeks I’ll be looking at ideas of poetic space and symbol ... Book individually or as a 3-in-1 at www.northseapoets.com/events-1northseapoets.comEvents | North Sea PoetsExplore our upcoming online poetry masterclasses and webinars. 040
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 24/10/2025just posted some fluff on fluff, deadlines and how to kiss on the radio open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comNorth Sea Line Caught, #2: ‘Kissing on the Radio’Don Paterson on a short history of fluff 072
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Lesley Harrison on excellent form, writing about bird-names, birdsong and poetry over at the northseapoets place: open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.com‘Kwink’A new essay by Lesley Harrison 050
Reposted by Don PatersonJohn Glenday @johnglenday.bsky.social · 15/10/2025A frog poem from Reflector - my limited edition art book collaboration with #Dundee artist Stephen French: stephenfrench.art 0155
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 11/10/2025New mini-series of winter webinars, starting with ‘The Joy of Scansion’ on the 29th Nov. Come along and we’ll erm learn to demote that strong stress! etc. We’ll look at poetic space and symbol in the following weeks ... Book individually or as a 3-in-1 at www.northseapoets.com/events-1northseapoets.comEvents | North Sea PoetsExplore our upcoming online poetry masterclasses and webinars. 0103
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Wrote something on Harrison & class. Also scansion. But remember the first rule of Foot Club. open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comTony Harrison's 'Study'Don Paterson on the best room 1115
Reposted by Don PatersonBen Wilkinson @benwilko85.bsky.social · 27/09/2025As for many poets uneasy in their class consciousness, Tony Harrison’s brilliant controversial long poem V. (1985) blew me away when I first read it. But his short lyrics were sharp, wise, and deeply moving, too, cut from lived life. Saddened to hear the great man has passed. RIP. 108519
Reposted by Don PatersonJohn Glenday @johnglenday.bsky.social · 26/09/2025open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comNorth Sea Line Caught #1An occasional series, featuring new work from North Sea Poets 0146
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 12/09/2025me banging on about Woodman, Plath and spirit photography … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comOn Francesca Woodman, Plath and Spirit PhotographyDon Paterson on the art of the self-timer 1110
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Great piece from Lesley Harrison on Inger Christensen and writing under the shadow of the Bomb … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comWriting the Last WordLesley Harrison on the poetry of Inger Christensen 030
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Niall C on winkles, animism, and a frequent topic of conversation round here – Jack Gilbert. substack.com/@northseapoe...substack.comOn the World That Calls BackNiall Campbell on Jack Gilbert and the world’s response 181
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Repost, now with added silence. Occurred to me belatedly that some folk did not read ‘great’ as ‘elder statespersons of international standing’ as per the author’s intentions, but ‘dead good’. I think we can still all agree there are plenty of those. open.substack.com/pub/northseapo…open.substack.com 020
Reposted by Don PatersonAssociation for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 14/08/2025“A poetry of self-conscious listening, of placing sound carefully. Like the plover, here I am, sitting on this stone, testing out sounds and patterns in order to record how it is to be here in this now.” —Lesley Harrison, “Do Birds Sing?”, in @pnreview.bsky.social www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/do-b...pnreview.co.ukPN Review Print and Online Poetry Magazine - Do Birds Sing? - Lesley Harrison - PN Review 284One of the outstanding poetry journals of our time. 043
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Just posted a thing on misreadings, facepalms, iron, milk and spiders, and my most brutal encounter with Robert Frost yet … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comThe Long GameDon Paterson on the truth about iron, spiders and milk 1117
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Wonderful piece by Karen Solie on Fanny Howe, over at the northseapoets place … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comWhat Did You See?Karen Solie remembers Fanny Howe 094
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 24/07/2025There’s still time to join me in some rather strange poetic territory this saturday morning … www.northseapoets.com/events/the-r...northseapoets.comThe Rhyme of Things: a new approach to metaphor with Don Paterson | North Sea PoetsIn this class, Don Paterson will explore a radically different approach to poetic metaphor, one which can unite image, detail and tone through deep and sometimes hidden connection. 062
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 24/07/2025There’s still time to join me in some rather strange poetic territory this saturday morning … www.northseapoets.com/events/the-r...northseapoets.comThe Rhyme of Things: a new approach to metaphor with Don Paterson | North Sea PoetsIn this class, Don Paterson will explore a radically different approach to poetic metaphor, one which can unite image, detail and tone through deep and sometimes hidden connection. 000
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 12/07/2025escape the dreadful heat & embrace your inner sleet - only a couple of places left on John Glenday’s guide to poetic weather next week: www.northseapoets.com/events/a-wea...northseapoets.comA Weather Eye with John Glenday | North Sea PoetsIn this immersive 90-minute workshop we'll use examples, discussions and quick-fire exercises to create new work, focussing on the inner weather of the poem. 010
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Lisa Brockwell on Elizabeth Bishop, Robinson Crusoe and the perversity of nostalgia, over at the northseapoets place … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comEach Nick and Scratch by Heart: Elizabeth Bishop’s Island IndustriesLisa Brockwell on the perversity of nostalgia 010
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Glenday on paying attention and reading Nick Laird’s Up Late - over at the northseapoets place … substack.com/@northseapoe...substack.comNow Read OnJohn Glenday on Paying Attention. 010
Reposted by Don PatersonDavid Wheatley @nemoloris.bsky.social · 03/07/2025A frisky otter in the Donmouth getting there ahead of itself shines bright and brilliant as the shade of Diogo Jota. www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comDiogo Jota obituaryVersatile forward who won the Premier League and FA Cup with Liverpool and the Nations league with Portugal 152
Don Paterson @dharmabam.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Niall C at the northseapoets place today on touch, grit and island funerals … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...open.substack.comOn Writing for the HandsNiall Campbell writes about grit and an island funeral 010
