Arts & Culture

Uday, One Day

by Jim Aitken

Jim Aitken writes a poem in memory of Palestinian baby Uday Abu Mohsen.

Uday, One Day

Your Country

by George Gunn

Thurso poet George Gunn shares a new work titled 'Your Country'.

Your Country

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.

Ode to the Scottish Republic

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.

Declarations of Love — revolutionary poetry at its best

Lang Syne in Bohemia

by James Barrowman

James Barrowman reports from the 3rd World Congress of Scottish Literatures in Prague.

Lang Syne in Bohemia

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.

Leftfest returns to Inverness after the pandemic

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 […]

Sporting culture and Scottish politics