In the latest Nothing But The Poem podcast our regular host Samuel Tongue goes in deep on two poems by Nick Makoha from his much acclaimed collection The New Carthaginians.

The SPL’s resident podcast host Sam Tongue takes a deep dive into two poems by one of Britain’s most beloved poets, Imtiaz Dharker. Imtiaz Dharker – a Pakistani-born poet who grew up in Glasgow, then ...

The second episode of Nothing But The Film Poem podcast where Sam Tongue from the SPL chats with poetry filmmaker Steve Smart about 3 poetry films that caught their attention.

The latest edition of our Nothing But The Poem podcast, hosted as usual by Samuel Tongue, features two poems by Juana Adcock. “Juana Adcock is a poet who works between languages and registers and them...

In this Nothing But The Poem podcast, our usual host Samuel Tongue, with the SPL Friends Group, take a look at two poems from Mick Imlah.

This year’s Gies a Scots Poem Day is something special. 2026 marks the centenary of Hugh MacDiarmid’s A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle — a foundational work for contemporary poetry in Scots, and a poe...

Our regular podcast host Samuel Tongue rolls up his sleeves for one of his favourite poets, Selima Hill

Regular Nothing But The Poem podcast host Samuel Tongue rolls up his sleeves and gets under the bonnet of two vintage Robin Robertson poems

ALT: a black and white photo of a woman standing in a kitchen with the words `` hmmmm , let me think '' .

Jane Hirshfield is an American poet, essayist, and translator, known as “one of American poetry’s central spokespersons for the biosphere” and recognized as “among the modern masters” who writes “some...

This edition of Nothing But The Poem features two poems by the American poet Jack Gilbert (1925-2012), both of which are included in Gilbert's penultimate collection 'Refusing Heaven'.

A more casual blog of poet Elizabeth Rimmer

In an interview with Sky News's Ed Conway, Sir Jim says Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years.

The poet Valerie Gillies discusses her life in poetry with the SPL's Samuel Tongue and Sukhema (aka Larry Butler)

When Andrea Gibson died in 2025 it was a huge loss to the poetry community worldwide. In this edition of Nothing But The Poem two of Andrea's poems are read and discussed.

Thomas A Clark's latest poetry collection - thrums - is an experimental book-length sequence of minimalist nature verse. In this podcast Sam examines his own thoughts and experiences when connecting w...

The latest edition of our Nothing But The Poem podcast, hosted as usual by Samuel Tongue, features two poems by Juana Adcock. “Juana Adcock is a poet who works between languages and registers and them...

As the publisher celebrates an important milestone, we chart its journey from an ‘expensive hobby’ to an international household name

Curated and hosted by poet Kim Moore, our online contemporary poetry reading series continues throughout 2025. We will be listening to what poets...

The latest edition of our Nothing But The Poem podcast, hosted as usual by Samuel Tongue, features two poems by Juana Adcock. “Juana Adcock is a poet who works between languages and registers and them...

Aye Write 2025 presents Words from Whaleback City: Andy Jackson & Bill Herbert

Immersive analysis of 2 poems from Forward Prize winning poet Isabelle Baafi's debut collection Chaotic Good

The Glasgow network of poets and poetry lovers

The latest edition of our Nothing But The Poem podcast, hosted as usual by Samuel Tongue, features two poems by Juana Adcock. “Juana Adcock is a poet who works between languages and registers and them...

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

An online guide to facilitating creative writing workshops for health and wellbeing with poet John Glenday