Looking forward to seeing you there, Mairéad Nic Craith Mark Sheridan Alastair McIntosh Philip Tonner Pat Kane BELLA CALEDONIA Pascale Rentsch RSW Mary Muir Mary Morrison CHARTS. Argyll & Isles Professor Donna Heddle Cosmic Cat Films Glasgow Film Festival Michael Russell Dr Helen Boden @helenboden.bsky.social Carol McKay Please RT

We're delighted to be organising this Kenneth White international conference with UofG Arts Lab, Heriot-Watt Engage & Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies. Films, #poetry , #music & haiku walking are on offer as well as talks & discussions. Book your place now @ link below. Many thanks for sharing Scottish Poetry Library!

I feel ancient, as though I had
Lived many lives.
And may never now know
If I am a fool
Or have done what my
karma demands.

Happy 94th birthday Gary Snyder!

KENNETH WHITE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Fri 14 & Sat 15 June
Glasgow

Details:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/kenneth-whit…

It was a pleasure to read. A very good outline of Orwell’s life in the first part followed by new details about him @ #Barnhill on Jura, how it changed his attitude towards Scots people & enabled him to finish writing #1984 in spite of his deteriorating health. Well done, Les!

Scottish artist plans 'living' sculpture using 1,984 copies of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four for Jura exhibition donated from across the world - Severin Carrell reports #Orwell #Jura
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Many Congratulations and very best wishes, Margaret! It was a pleasure to work with you for 10 of those EIS years! Enjoy many happy years of life after work.

THANK YOU to everyone who came & celebrated An Laimhrig's opening yesterday. Despite rain & CalMac Ferries putting on a replacement boat when the ferry broke down, guests were wowed by what our community of 115 have achieved over the last 5 years. Have a read & see what you think

The Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust are looking for an enthusiastic, creative, and skilled craft gardener to join the small team at Achamore Gardens and help us restore this important garden.

For more details about this exciting job opportunity, head to: gigha.org.uk/Senior-Gardener

Yevgeny Zamyatin’s WE – How this early dystopia gifted me the title for my debut novel, A CALCULATED LIFE. Pre-Orders On for THE UTOPIA OF US Luna Press Publishing 🇮🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 editor Teika #dystopia #yevgenyzamyatin Sarah Such buff.ly/44kYdeK

Very sad to share the news that Allan Armstrong, who wrote for us for many years - and who was widely known as a committed socialist - has passed away following a period of illness. Condolences to all his friends and family bellacaledonia.org.uk/contributor/al…

Looking forward to The Wyllieum, Greenock’s new arts venue celebrating the work of GeorgeWyllie, 1921-2012, & to meeting Willie Sutherland. I’ve a chapter called Question Everything in my book Living on an #Island Expressing the #Earth about George. See my essay @ bit.ly/Stravaig_10

Norman Bissell Mark Cocker I would also recommend reading any of Mark’s brilliant observed books too…..in fact, I’m sat in a Leicester park watching a crow as we type #crowcountry

A conference on 14-15 June in Glasgow on the theme of the Travels in Euramerasia of Kenneth White has distinguished speakers from France, Poland, USA, Tasmania, Scotland, Ireland & England, 2 films, poetry & music. Book your place by donation @
bit.ly/Kenneth_White_….

Thanks for your endorsement of Mark Cocker's recommendation, James. I thought it was all about the brain and how it works - or doesn't!

Norman Bissell Alistair Duncan He lives on a Scottish island like all the best people Norrie

This is the second time in a week that this #book by Iain McGilchrist has been recommended to me. The first time was by Alistair Duncan who also said that Thought as a System by David Bohm should be read along with it. That’s my upcoming #reading sorted then! #EarthDay2024

If you'd like to write some short poems or prose, take some photos or do some sketching on the Isle of #Luing , this #Creative Island Walk this Sunday 21 April is for you! It starts @ 11.15am at South Cuan on Luing - & it's FREE! Book now by emailing [email protected].

Dunoon Burgh Hall is hosting a new exhibition marking Scotland's centuries-old ties with Europe, alongside 'Awaken' an exhibition showcasing the outstanding Argyll Collection! artmag.co.uk/the-light-of-r…

Art Fund Argyll and Bute Council The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Fascinating Tony McManus Memorial Lecture 'Following the White Path to the River Kelvin' by Patrick Corbett at Glasgow Geopoetics day. Well done all Norman Bissell SCGeopoetics