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Kate Kane @katekane1542.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Writing a piece for @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social and was reminded of Jackie Kay’s poetry about Bessie Smith. Bessie was the 1920s ‘Empress of the Blues’ who toured the American South in a Pullman railway car. Really interesting themes of inherited and imagined memory in Kay’s work on Smith.

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Edwin Muir’s The Structure of the Novel was published in 1928, a year after his first novel The Marionette (1927) and a few years before his second and third, The Three Brothers, (1931) and Poor Tom in 1932. #edwinmuir #scottishliterature

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Paul Robichaud 🪨🐐 @pjrobichaud.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

As it's Hugh MacDiarmid's birthday, I thought I'd share my 2005 article on MacDiarmid, Edwin Muir, and Scottish modernism, available to read on JSTOR if you have a free account or library access. [corrected from earlier post!]

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MacDiarmid and Muir: Scottish Modernism and the Nation as Anthropological Site | JSTOR

Paul Robichaud, MacDiarmid and Muir: Scottish Modernism and the Nation as Anthropological Site, Journal of Modern Literature, Vol. 28, No. 4, Summer, 2005, Poetry, Poetics, and Social Discourses

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Quoted his work several times! Sad to hear this

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie, Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed to be; Home is the sailor, home from the sea, And the hunter home from the hill. (Robert Louis Stevenson)

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Stephen Walsh @walshythebolshy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

@stoneandthestar.bsky.social thank you for the wonderful Longleys. one back to you…. @asls.org.uk

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Now and again mail still arrives for Dad from subscriptions he had that we forgot about. This one hurts because Dad and I used to look through it and chat about the articles. He always saved it for me just in case. Time to change the subscription to me!

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A new addition to my Edwin Muir collection! First edition and it is signed! #grateful #edwinmuir #scottishliterature

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

‘The book is unfortunately a very lugubrious one; but I had to get it out of my system; and I look upon it only as the first third of a whole, the second of which I look upon as noisily comic - if I can bring it off.’ (ed. Butter, 1974) Edwin Muir to his sister & brother in law in 1932 on Poor Tom

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Kate Kane @katekane1542.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

‘I scorn death and vow that I meet it innocent of any crime’ A privilege to view Mary’s last letter (Feb 1587) in Perth Museum yesterday with @hannahgrim02.bsky.social and Ollie. The exhibition is free and open until the 26th April - a rare chance to read Mary as portrayed in her own words.

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Kate Kane @katekane1542.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

So excited to be editing May’s edition of The Blether! We have some amazing contributors on board who will be writing about all things Mary… Sign up below to read: us4.list-manage.com/contact-form...

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Three editions in the works plus a special edition! Subscribe today via our contact form us4.list-manage.com/contact-form...

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Just cast my vote at my old primary school that I attended in the late 60’s early 70’s. Reminded me of the difference in times … please use your vote today

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Not that I am biased or anything but this excellent tome is now out in paperback!

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Back soon!

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Tickets are now available for THE SELKIE'S SONG: Song Cycle at Camphill Blair Drummond, Stirling. www.ticketsource.com/three-rivers... music to new poems by Nalini Paul.

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

This superb book by some bloke called James Coleman will be available in paperback soon. Available to preorder via @edinburghup.bsky.social edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-remembe... #heismyweebrother

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

In today’s By The Way, @ginorgym.bsky.social takes a look at Tom Leonard’s glass ‘hawf fuhl’ poem and how we cope with the madness of submissions, exams, and dissertations! Subscribe today via the link in our profile. #theblether #thebletherpgr #scottishliterature

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Two days of just Edwin and I! Checking quotes, references, and writing! Lots of writing! #edwinmuir #scottishliterature #poetry

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Looking for clues! We Moderns by Edward Moore aka Edwin Muir! … not my favourite of his works! #edwinmuir

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

So grateful to everyone who is supporting our developing project. The pieces in our Arran edition are great reads.

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

What do hills, spiders, caves and castles all have in common? Sign up to the Blether today via the link below and find out in our special Arran editions. us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... #thebletherpgr #theblether #scottishliterature

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Our first February Blether is out today! Oor Sandra is chatting about romance and onions???? Don’t miss an issue by signing up via us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... #thebletherpgr #theblether

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Our email subscribers are enjoying an article by @laurzzs.bsky.social on her work on Agnes Owens. Thank you for supporting us Laura and we can’t wait to visit @aowensarchive.bsky.social Subscribe today via us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... #thebletherpgr #theblether #agnesowens

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Am I the only one who hates (yes hates) being called a ‘mature student’? I am a student/postgraduate student/ post grad … but please DO NOT term me a mature student … Why? Cos that’s why!!! #thingsthatdrivememad

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ALT: a woman sitting in front of a microphone with the words internally screaming below her

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Our February Bletherings are out from tomorrow. Sign up via the link below to make sure you don’t miss out. us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... #thebletherpgr #theblether #lovehurts

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Don’t forget to sign up to receive our Bletherings! Some great content this month and only available via email. #teamblether #thebletherpgr

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

It is definitely a big coffee mug kinda morning! #caffeine #coffee

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The Carrying Stream @thecarryingstream.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

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The Carrying Stream @thecarryingstream.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Episode 4 is out: Scottish Folk and European Music with Kirsteen McCue, Professor of Scottish Literature and Song Culture at @glasgow.ac.uk We discuss the history of Scottish folk music and particularly its influence on the birth of modern music — from Beethoven to Bob Dylan. 🎼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Link⬇️

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

My turn to edit!!! Looking forward to it!

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

It has been a morning of checking quotes … !

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The Centre for Robert Burns Studies @glasgowburns.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

January may be out but our #BurnsSupper225 global survey remains open for submissions! Thank you to all who have submitted so far; we’re delighted to have captured 200+ events already spanning 7 continents - but there’s plenty of room for more! Please share widely: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Seems an appropriate day to be reading this. Massie’s introduction made me rethink my literary critical skills. When you have to develop a confident argument for and against his introduction to Muir’s Scott and Scotland, you realise how far you still have to go. @alexmassie.bsky.social

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Universities Committee for Scottish Literature @studyscotlit.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

CFP: 2026 Scottish Literature PG Symposium (Mis)placing Scottish Literature 8 May 2026, University of Glasgow Details: ucsl-scotland.com/2026-pg-symp... Deadline 15 March, student travel bursaries available!

A poster advertising a PG symposium for Scottish Literature

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Coffee, shortbread and Burns at Dad’s wonderful care home! He even managed to recite all of tae a wee moosey (as one lovely lady kept saying) @glasgowburns.bsky.social

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

A very happy Friday to all our new followers & subscribers. Our Burns Bletherings will finish on Monday with @hannahgrim02.bsky.social review of a great ‘everyday’ Burns book. Don’t forget to let @glasgowburns.bsky.social know how you are celebrating Burns! Check out gla.ac.uk/robertburnsstudies

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