Ode to the Scottish Republic
by George Gunn
George Gunn celebrates the Scottish republic with an original poem first read at the republican rally on Calton Hill.
Declarations of Love — revolutionary poetry at its best
by Mary McGregor
Mary McGregor reviews Declarations of Love, a new collection of poems by Jim Aitken with drawings by Martin Gollan.
Lang Syne in Bohemia
by James Barrowman
James Barrowman reports from the 3rd World Congress of Scottish Literatures in Prague.
Leftfest returns to Inverness after the pandemic
by Leftfest Inverness
The fourth Leftfest Inverness event since 2018 aims to raise much-needed funds for Highland Foodbank.
Sporting culture and Scottish politics
by Johnny McKenzie
What first springs to your mind when people talk about ‘culture’? Language, poetry, visual art or theatre, perhaps? If you thought of sport, you’re probably in a minority. But why? Sport is as demonstrably intrinsic to Scottish culture as Burns, bad weather and bagpipes. People in Scotland are aware of ‘their team’, the inherited legacy […]
