Hollie McNish

Last Thursday I attended my first live poetry gig since the world went mad. Live, in my kitchen, with slippers on and a beer. For the past couple of weeks, Hollie McNish has been live-streaming her poetry readings. The nights she would have…

First up in our list of poets for International Women's Day is Denice Frohman reading her poem A Woman's Place. I first came across Frohman a few years ago in a HeadStuff post by Alvy Carragher. Frohman's reading of her work is nothing…

The 14th of February is upon us. Love it, or hate it we've got five poems to get you through the day, each one with a twist of its own. In no particular order, here are our 5 Poems for Valentine's. Giving up Smoking - Wendy Cope…

The poetry community over the past couple of weeks have been split over poet and critic Rebecca Watts' essay "The Cult in of the Nobel Amateur". Writing in the PN Review, Watts argues against "the rise of a cohort of young female poets",…

Hollie McNish is an unstoppable poetic force. Her videos have gone viral and her words have touched people in every corner of the world. Hailing from the UK, she has performed on stages just about everywhere. Her poetry has been noticed by…

Library Love Letters A love note to a library? How often do we take the time to sit down and spill our hearts and feelings onto a page? If you are reading this and thinking ‘never’ then shame on you. Book Week Scotland has chosen a…