Lantern Scottish Poetry

Apr 01 2025 14 ep. 41 mins 13

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Scottish Makar Kathleen Jamie and host Alistair Heather are joined in the Scottish Poetry Library by some of the most talented and vital voices in modern Scottish letters. Enjoy poetry readings and enlightening discussion. Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.

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'How we feel': Live at StAnza - Nuala Watt & Charlotte Van den Broeck

Apr 01 2025 39 mins

'How we feel' was the theme for the 2025 StAnza international poetry festival, and the Lantern Live team were on stage, bringing all the feels!Kathleen Jamie and Ally Heather were joined by award-winning performance poet Charlotte Van den Broeck, and Nuala Watt, whose first collection - The Department of Work and Pensions Assesses a Jade Fish - is a must-read for the austerity age.

Memory: Iona Lee and Kevin P Gilday

Aug 21 2024 43 mins

'Memory is unreliable, and a creative practise in itself'...Memory and nostalgia are powerful, evocative experiences that have inspired some of the greatest literary works. Joining Scotland's Makar, Kathleen Jamie, and host Ally Heather for this episode, and sharing their own poems inspired by memory, are poets Iona Lee and Kevin P Gilday. To access poetry for free in person, via p

Place: Shane Strachan & Hugh McMillan

Aug 21 2024 42 mins

How important is a sense of place when it comes to poetry? Two very different parts of Scotland are represented on this episode of Lantern.Shane Strachan from Aberdeenshire and Hugh McMillan from Dumfries and Galloway join host Ally Heather and Scotland's Makar, Kathleen Jamie in the Scottish Poetry Library. To access poetry for free in person, via post, or online, please find deta

Animal Spirits: Em Strang and Garry McKenzie

Aug 21 2024 43 mins

'Nothing is yet in its true form'... Poetry is not just about human forms or emotions. Across history, other species have inspired art and literature - and that is our theme for this episode. Examining animal spirits and creatures from the 'more than human' world with Ally and Kathleen, at the Scottish Poetry Library, Em Strang and Garry McKenzie.To access poetry for free in person

Tradition: Gerda Stevenson and Marjorie Lotfi

Jul 18 2024 49 mins

What happens when traditions get broken? When there is a movement in a family, or within a culture? Exploring the feminist tradition of picking up on lost female voices, Gerda Stevenson and Marjorie Lotfi explore this topic through their own work, guided by Kathleen Jamie and Ally Heather. To access poetry for free in person, via post, or online, please find details at the Scottish

The Scottish Canon: Titilayo Farukuoye and Alycia Pirmohamed

Jul 17 2024 46 mins

Scots are rightly proud of their literary heritage, but how can past work - or the canon - impact writers today? Makar Kathleen Jamie and co-host Ally Heather are joined by poets Titilayo Farukuoye and Alycia Pirmohamed to discuss the relationship between the canon and a fresh generation of young writers. To access poetry for free in person, via post, or online, please find details

The legacy of Robert Fergusson: with Robert Crawford

Jul 17 2024 48 mins

250 years since he died, Robert Fergusson is still revered and respected by the Scottish literary community. Exploring his life and work in more detail, Kathleen Jamie and Ally Heather are joined by another Robert - Robert Crawford - to learn more about his life, and untimely death. To access poetry for free in person, via post, or online, please find details at the Scottish Poetry

Memorial: Catherine Wilson Garry and Alec Finlay

Jul 17 2024 55 mins

Poetry enables elagy and helps us remember the past, and those who have passed. What does this mean in public and private spheres? Attitudes of memory and memorial are integral to the work of poets Catherine Wilson Garry and Alec Finlay, and they join Kathleen Jamie and Ally Heather to explore this evocative theme. To access poetry for free in person, via post, or online, please fi

Male friendships: Andrew Greig and Michael Pedersen

Apr 25 2024 47 mins

'Me and my Dad will just about manage a handshake'. Is male emotionality a barrier we have to break down? And are male friendships changing generationally? Poets Andrew Greig and Michael Pedersen join Scottish Makar Kathleen Jamie and Alistair Heather to examine, through their own work, how relationships between males are depicted in Scottish writing. To access poetry for free in p

Inheritance: Niall Campbell - live at Push The Boat Out 2023

Dec 15 2023 40 mins

Multi-award winning poet Niall Campbell joins Scottish Makar Kathleen Jamie and host Alistair Heather on stage at the Push The Boat Out poetry festival 2023. Our theme is inheritance and tradition. To access poetry for free in person, via post, or online, please find details at the Scottish Poetry Library website here. The Lantern Scottish Poetry podcast is produced by Bespoken Med