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Kate Kane @katekane1542.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Super pieces from @emilyhay.bsky.social and @huntingrebels.bsky.social in The Blether to end our ‘Mary’ week! 👑

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

What a Marian week we have had on The Blether! One more email to our subscribers to go! A huge thanks to @huntingrebels.bsky.social for answering our Treasure Island Questions and to @katekane1542.bsky.social for bringing everything together Subscribe today via us4.list-manage.com/contact-form...

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 05/05/2026

Alan Sharp (1934–2013) is remembered as a screenwriter, but his writing career began with the award-winning – & taboo-breaking – novel A GREEN TREE IN GEDDE. Still controversial, it is nevertheless “a flagship of 1960s Scottish prose”. Preorder the new edition now! 💙📚 asls.org.uk/publications...

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Annual Volume 55 (2025)

Edited by Colin McIlroy and Paul Malgrati Paperback, 504 pages Association for Scottish Literature, May 2026 Price: £14.95 ISBN: 9781906841676 Order from our bookshop “If you don’t go you can’t come…

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

We are so grateful to our fellow @glasgow.ac.uk Scottish Literature PGRs for supporting our project. Today we have an excellent piece in our Minds Alive series by @emilyhay.bsky.social check out @katekane1542.bsky.social post for the link to subscribe #theblethetpgr #theblether #scottishliterature

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

It is all things Marian in this month’s Daily Blether, with just a touch of Burns & Rizzio in the mix. Subscribe via the link in our bio so you don’t miss out on articles by @hannahgrim02.bsky.social @emilyhay.bsky.social @domenicodr.bsky.social & brilliantly edited by @katekane1542.bsky.social

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Landing in our subscribers inbox tomorrow! A special edition all about the recent Scrieve and Blether writing retreat at Robert Burns Ellisland Farm ! Subscribe today so you don’t miss out us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... #thebletherpgr #theblether #scrieveandblether #scottishliterature

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It is a big welcome to Team Blether to Ollie Greenall ! ‘I’m excited to join the editorial team of ‘The Blether’ as doing a PhD can feel a lot like being trapped in a bubble, so it’s always fascinating to read and learn about other people’s interests in Scottish literature.’

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

This month we are channelling our inner earth child and going back to nature, plus a look back at some articles our subscribers may have missed! Subscribe today so you don’t miss out! us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... #thebletherpgr #theblether #scottishliterature

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

📚 Agnes Owens in the Archives ✨ FREE TALK ✨ 23 Apr, 17:30–18:30 | National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh Celebrate Agnes Owens’ centenary and explore her archives with expert speakers @laurzzs.bsky.social @sorchadallas.bsky.social and Dr Colin McIlroy 🎟️ Book via Eventbrite (link in bio)

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Pat @swottypat.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

'Harrowing of Hell' George Mackay Brown.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 03/04/2026

The cold Roman eye, hand on seal. Vale. Take the thief away… —George Mackay Brown, “Stations of the Cross: The Good Thief” published in CARVE THE RUNES: Selected Poems (Birlinn, 2021) #Easter #GoodFriday #poem #poetry birlinn.co.uk/product/carv...

Stations of the Cross: The Good Thief
George Mackay Brown

The cold Roman eye, hand on seal.
Vale. Take the thief away.

‘You carry your own tree, Jimmy . . .’
Another gallowsbird behind.
One ahead, burdened, a bruised brightness.

I’ve carried millstones, wine-vats, a mast.
That one was a carpenter.
His knees buckle under the heavy baulk.

My mother, poor woman, is dead.
His mother is here. Poor woman. Poor woman.

Look, Simon’s come into town
With an ox to sell.
They’ve laid another yoke on Simon.

Veronica, seamstress. No napkin ever
Soaked up such blood and sweat.

I stagger but I don’t fall.
The sneak-thief plods like a mule.
The bright one, he’s down again.

Those women! Miriam, Judith, Esther
Go home, sing over your cradles.
Sing among looms and pots.

Below, cornfields and vineyards.
A third time, fallen.
He tastes golden dust.

The soldiers won’t bother, I think,
Haggling over my coat.
No scarecrow would wear a rag like that.

Silence – curses – from cross and cross.
From the mid-ark
A dove wings out into the blackest storm.

Thrust of lance into heart-root.
The soldiers are coming with mallets
To break the legs of the thieves.

The eyes of the mother
Drown all the world in pity and love.
The hammer beats on my knee.

That the hands of such a woman
Fold me gravewards.
Bear me and all men in her folds of light.

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Pat @swottypat.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Christ in the sepulchre guarded by angels William Blake c.1805

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

Judas by Edwin Muir via gutenberg.ca/ebooks/muire...

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

It’s all about nuclear anxiety today as Ollie Greenall talks to us about his research. Our content is currently only available to our subscribers so sign up today! us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... @sgsah.bsky.social #thebletherpgr #theblether #scottishliterature

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

In today’s Daily Blether, our subscribers are enjoying Dr. Moira Hansen’s answers to our Treasure Island questions. Subscribe via us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... so you don’t miss out! #thebletherpgr #theblether #scottishliterature

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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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The Carrying Stream @thecarryingstream.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Dr Petra Johana Poncarová discussing how researching Gaelic literature inspired her own poetry in the language, mixing elements of Gaelic and Czech cultures and places. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇿 Listen to the full interview by clicking on the link: pod.link/1865430519

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The last of our special Arran editions is out today to our email subscribers. A huge thank you to Aimee and @katekane1542.bsky.social for your impressions of what was a fantastic weekend. #theblether #thebletherpgr #scottishliterature #visitarran

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Out today to our subscribers! @derekalanmeins.bsky.social takes us out of the shadows, into the caves! Ever wonder what highland cows think of a group of Scottish Literature students, well you need to subscribe to The Blether to find out!!! Subsribe today via us4.list-manage.com/contact-form...

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Huge thanks to Ross Bennett for today’s article. Ross’s article is based on the presentation he did at the Scottish Literature Reading Party weekend. Thanks again Ross #scottishliterature #thebletherpgr #theblether

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The first of our Arran editions is out today! Huge thanks to Alex Aird for a fantastic article. Feedback from our subscribers has been very positive. Subscribe today so you don’t miss out. us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... #theblether #thebletherpgr #scottishliterature

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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

Our first special edition of The Blether is focused on the recent Scottish Literature Reading Party on Arran, and it is shaping up to be a cracker Subscribe today so you don’t miss out! (Link in bio) #theblether #thebletherpgr

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Arran weekend with Scottish Literature ! Great weekend to reset and refocus ! @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

By The Way, it’s another Daily Blether! This time from Pat as she discusses how it is worth noting that love poetry existed long before the Romantics & that some Scots were rather good at it. Don’t forget our Bletherings are only available to our subscribers, head to our bio & subscribe today

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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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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 · 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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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Help University of Glasgow researchers celebrate 'The Burns Supper at 225 Years: Scottish Tradition, Global Reinvention’ by completing the survey about your own Burns Supper. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Sign up today for our February Bletherings. We are spinning the hearts and flowers theme and putting our own alternative Blether view on all things ‘lurve’ with the help of some amazing contributors. us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... #theblether #thebletherpgr

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who has subscribed to our Bletherings. If you would like to be on our email list for February please check the link below. us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... Please note all articles are now only available to subscribers. #theblether #thebletherpgr #robertburns

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The last of our Burns Bletherings has now dropped into the mailbox of subscribers. Hannah is reviewing Pauline Mackay’s Burns for Every Day of the Year. #theblether #thebletherpgr #robertburns @hannahgrim02.bsky.social

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Kate Kane @katekane1542.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

To celebrate Burns Night on Sunday, I wrote an article for @theconversation.com about the role that Robert Burns played in the afterlife of Mary, Queen of Scots. Have a read below!

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Robert Burns and Mary, Queen of Scots: how the poet shaped the enduring cultural legacy of the executed monarch

The queen was the source of much debate among 18th-century thinkers.

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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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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Gray Day 2026: Reimagined Glasgow, 45 years of Lanark. Beyond our 25 Feb evening event at Oran Mor we have a WIDER PROGRAMME… enjoy a P7 schools competition, free clay workshop at AGA, archive talk with @aowensarchive.bsky.social at Kelvingrove, & an online interactive exhibition.

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Next up in our Daily ‘Burns’Blether email drop is our fellow PGR, Patrick Jamieson. Featuring in our ‘Minds Alive’ series, he discusses his research on Burns and Freemasonry plus his University experience. #thebletherpgr #theblether #robertburns

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Around #BurnsNight our website is the most popular poetry website in the world. 100,000+ hits on Address To A Haggis page alone. (Extra bandwidth required). Our website has resources for anyone planning a haggis, whisky & poetry happening + much more. www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/burns-night/

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Robert Burns by Greg Moodie

A page dedicated to Burns Night, Robert Burns's poems and contemporary responses to the life and work of Scotland's national poet.

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Introducing The Agnes Owens Archive (AOA). Housed within @agrayarchive.bsky.social it is the first standalone satellite archive —illuminating the creative network around Gray while restoring Owens to her rightful literary position. Posts to follow will celebrate her life and legacy.

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Today’s Out of the Shadows email is by @ginorgym.bsky.social We thought we would challenge Geraldine to bring some of her Burns thoughts and opinions into the daylight. Drop us an email to subscribe or complete the form via us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... to receive our Daily Blether.

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The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Have you signed up to The Daily Blether yet? If not you will be missing us stranding @paulmalgrati.bsky.social on our Treasure Island to answer some questions. Drop us an email thebletherpgr@outlook.com or send us a message. #theblether #thebletherpgr #robertburns

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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 16/01/2026

Robert Burns never set foot in America but his words did, says leading Scots American Ian Houston ahead of his lecture @glasgowburns.bsky.social conference on 17 Jan 2026. As the US turns 250, discover how Scotland’s national bard shaped a nation’s conscience.

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How Scotland’s bard influenced a nation across the ocean

Exploring how Robert Burns’s transatlantic influence helped shape American ideals of equality and democracy.

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Fantastic piece by @katekane1542.bsky.social ! Drop @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social an email on thebletherpgr@outlook.com to sign up for our monthly Daily Bletherings!

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Kate Kane @katekane1542.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Sign up to The Blether to get a monthly dose of all things Scottish Literature in your inbox! In celebration of Burns night, I’ve written a piece about the connection between Robert Burns and Mary, Queen of Scots. More exciting pieces to come this week!

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