Poet and Hispanist, living in Scotland. “The Borges Enigma”, Tamesis Books.
Joined November 2012
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This is my photo of Sargent’s painting of Lady Agnew from the exhibition at the Tate I went to today with my mother. I thought I hadn’t photographed it but here it is in all its glory.
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Just 12 days now ...
#TyneandEskWriters #WOTY #WriterOfTheYear #writingcompetition
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Closing date - 15 July!
Calling all #TyneandEskWriters
ONLY 2 weeks to submit for Tyne & Esk Writer of the Year (WOTY) 2024!
Closing date - 15 July!
Counting the days now …
The competitions - WOTY (Poetry) and WOTY (Prose) are open to members. #writingcompetition Details - tyneandeskwriters.org.uk/cat…
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THE WRITING SCHOOL - now in paperback!
"an extraordinary book"
"extremely funny and deeply sad"
"funny, exhilarating, heart-breaking and passionate" "beautifully written and structured"
"compelling, wise and fabulously readable"
"brimming with honesty"
"I loved every word"
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London’s hidden gardens and pocket parks are great places to escape the hustle and bustle, here are my top ten! 👇 livinglondonhistory.com/my-t…
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It’s been great bumping into lots of people out and about doing the walks in the book! There are four self-guided walks, such as this one looking at 2000 years of London’s architecture… 👇
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Poster produced for LNER to promote rail travel to Edinburgh. Artwork by Frank Newbould. (1935)
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Everyday with Puffins is a good day. It’s Peak Puffin season, here at Sumburgh Head, and we’re absolutely loving it!
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Father Time greets us as we walk past this gravestone, showing us his hour glass and scythe. He is telling us to make good use of time, because he knows it will soon run out.
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Whether Adam & Eve had a bellybutton was a controversial matter in the 18th Century. This stonemason has ducked the issue by placing their hands over the location. He also chose to dress them in leafy skirts to avoid the full frontal nudity that was expected in the Garden of Eden
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News of @AlejBanca @DrKatieBrown #EnglishPEN win last week has made its mark in the Spanish language world of literature. Alejandra is the first female Venezuelan writer to receive the prize.👇👏🎉
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A joyous evening celebrating the launch of @AlejBanca's From Savagery 💖 Thank you to #Bookbag for hosting, to @DrInaLinge for the thought-provoking questions, and to everyone who came.
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Happy Publication Day to From Savagery!
A debut for @AlejBanca @lecturasdearraigo, @selkieshouse, my first book length translation & the first Venezuelan woman to win an @englishpen award
Sofia Crespo described the characters as rebellious flowers. May they continue to bloom.
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Eeyore stood by himself and thought about things. Sometimes he thought sadly to himself, “Why?” and sometimes he didn’t know what he was thinking. So when Pooh came stumping along, Eeyore was very glad to be able to stop thinking for a little. ~A.A.Milne #SundayMotivation
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Those influenced by Fergusson include Hugh MacDiarmid, Robert Garioch, Edwin Morgan, Tom Leonard, Kathleen Jamie, and many more.
If you work on any of these figures and would like to discuss them at our symposium, get your abstracts in by 1st July!
robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.…
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My portrait of #SirDavidAttenborough which was unveiled today @theroyalsociety
It’s been the greatest honour and thrill to paint him, am only sad the sittings are finished and I’ll no longer have an excuse to bask in his brilliant, charismatic and entertaining company
