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8. The Giraffe

23rd April 2020

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#Repost @neureekie 💕 ・・・ ****AWESOME OPPO

#Repost @neureekie 💕
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****AWESOME OPPORTUNITY KLAXON****
****MERE DAYS TO ENTER*** The deadline for the 2020 Edwin Morgan Poetry Award is Monday, March 2. With a prize of £20,000, the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award is one of the largest in the UK. To enter, poets must submit an unpublished collection of poetry. The runner-up will receive £2,500 and other shortlisted poets £1,000. Poets should be no older than 30 years of age on the first day of January in the year of the Award, i.e. 1 January 2020 for the 2020 Award. Furthermore, those taking part must either have been born in Scotland, or continuously resident in Scotland for the last three years, or brought up in Scotland, or have a Scottish parent. For further details of how to apply, visit the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award website: https://edwinmorgantrust.com/the-edwin-morgan-poetry-award/about-the-edwin-morgan-poetry-award/
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#Repost @roseannewatt 💫 ・・・ This time two

#Repost @roseannewatt 💫
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This time two years ago I was frantically editing poems together for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award. It was when the Beast from the East shut down the country and there was nothing in our cupboards but a single tin of Heinz chicken soup and half a tube of plain Pringles 😂 Back then we lived beside a very busy main road, and I remember feeling like the silence the snow brought had been a gift from the universe, allowing me a rare quiet for editing.

For all the young poets putting their collections together this week — sending all luck and good vibes possible to you! And really, to form a collection together in the first place is something remarkable. Take stock of all that hard work and cherish it, you absolute legend.

Take a leaf out of #edwinmorgan’s book and GET W

Take a leaf out of #edwinmorgan’s book and GET WRITING!! The #EMpoetryaward deadline is on Monday March 2 and it is your opportunity to have £20,000 in your account to support your practice. Edwin Morgan was passionate about supporting #youngpoets and #Scottishpoetry - that’s why he created the award and the @the_edwin_morgan_trust to administer it. If you are a poet under 30 based in Scotland follow the link in our bio and get your work out in the world. #poetryprize #opencall #scottishcreatives #scottishwriting @splscotland

Leading up to the #EMPoetryAward deadline (March 2

Leading up to the #EMPoetryAward deadline (March 2!!! Next week!!) we are sharing poems from previous finalists. This poem is from @roseannewatt - 2018 winner #EMpoetryaward #youngpoets #scottishpoetry @splscotland #edwinmorgan100

DEADLINE NEXT WEEK!! Get your work selected by @co

DEADLINE NEXT WEEK!! Get your work selected by @colinjherd and published by @spec_books!! We are calling for responses to #edwinmorgan’s scrapbooks (which can be visited at @uofglasgowasc). These scrapbooks were made throughout Morgan’s life and provide a window to look in to the life and times of Edwin Morgan. The scrapbooks were a place where Morgan collected source material, pondered on local and global issues, as well as a space where he could reflect on his own sexuality during a time where it was a criminal offence to be gay. We want contemporary authors to reflect on the scrapbooks in their own way - and are thrilled to partner with @spec_books on this #edwinmorgan100 celebration.

Leading up to the #EMPoetryAward deadline (March 2

Leading up to the #EMPoetryAward deadline (March 2!!! in under two weeks!!) we are sharing poems from previous finalists. This poem is from @harryjosiegiles - a 2016 finalist - and is titled ‘Quality Aspects of Carrots’. #concretepoetry #typography #youngpoets #scottishpoetry @splscotland

‘Love’ by #EdwinMorgan from Love and a Life (@

‘Love’ by #EdwinMorgan from Love and a Life (@MariscatPress, 2003). Because “Love is the honour that kills and saves” - love is complicated. #ValentinesDay #QueerValentines. ❤️

In 2004 @splscotland commissioned 6 text poems for

In 2004 @splscotland commissioned 6 text poems for #valentines. This is the poem that #EdwinMorgan wrote. It is titled ‘Kiss me...’ - he got the Glasgow February weather right! #edwinmorgan100 #lovepoems #queerlove #queervalentine

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