don paterson
@donpatersonpoet
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Not that I post on this bin fire of a platform often, but just to let you know I’ll now be not posting at Bluesky.
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@BobDiscom @WingsScotland ahem … true or not, the Spanish consul is somewhat unlikely to be a disinterested or reliable judge of her personality
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This is excellent news. Wonderful for Peter, an extremely fine poet, a superb communicator and a braw lad – and great for the Gaelic language.
Congratulations to @PadraigMacaoidh [Peter Mackay] on his appointment as Scotland's new Makar (National Poet). Pàdraig is the first Scottish Gaelic poet in the role. He recorded Crann-cuinnse [Quince Tree] to promote the announcement. You can read his poems here 👇
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RT @donpatersonpoet: Link here to a workshop I’m giving on Mikey. Proceeds go to the Michael Donaghy Award, which supports a student on the…
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Link here to a workshop I’m giving on Mikey. Proceeds go to the Michael Donaghy Award, which supports a student on the Arvon Advanced Writer’s Programme - do join us if you can.
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RT @donpatersonpoet: new band alert. dog not actually featured. if you’re in fair Edina on the 19th do come along …
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RT @AlexSalmond: It is designed to diminish the status of our Parliament and the First Minister. Part of becoming independent is about thin…
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RT @valmcdermid: Why can’t the Scottish government learn this lesson, rather than cut support to writers??? ‘We all read like hell!’ How I…
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RT @KathleenJamie: My last day as Makar. It's been a joy. To @scotgov and @ByLeavesWeLive, to @historic_ally, the librarians, readers, wr…
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RT @natpoetrylib: A very special evening of poetry & Irish music to celebrate the life of the late poet, Michael Donaghy is coming up in Se…
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@KathleenJamie @bellacaledonia y’know. the kind o totally worthless middle-class fun day oot that appeals to the likes o us. where we can sell books and talk to readers and that. the sort of thing we should really be doing from an icey van on the scheme, or something.
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RT @donpatersonpoet: Jazz alert! I’ll be playing guitar as a much younger man with some of the wonderful Playtime gang on Thurs 13th June a…
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