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Apr 3
Thank you to @Tantallon_2001 for this. Please check it out and consider pre-ordering a copy of "Call of the Isles". It is a great anthology featuring some wonderful writers and it’s good to support an independent Scottish publisher who genuinely care about new writing…
“There are few better studies of the dark side of human nature…”
Today’s ‘Call of the Isles’ spotlight is on the brilliant poet Roger David Smith. @justrandomwords
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Never underestimate the wisdom of a Scottish granny.
When I used to ask my granny who she wanted to win she always said
‘Everybody!’
I feel a bit like that at the World Cup, there’s no country I don’t like, I want them all to taste the glory
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A trip back to their honeymoon location goes wrong after the wife goes missing and the husband is convinced she’s been abducted by a mysterious island.
The Isle of Stolen Wives by Roger David Smith.
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May 19
Enjoyed The Spring Feast then this is for you and your writing. Contribute 3 of your unpublished writings to The Starbeck Orion Summer Feast Of Poetry And Artwork. Here are the contribution details:
open.substack.com/pub/the880…
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It wasn't just the best of times; it was the worst of times.
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‘Call of the Isles’ has sirens, cults, dystopia, family issues, assault, Scottish politics, emigration, missing people, loss, love, moral decay, murder, drug trips, dementia, and a whole lot more. Short story writing at its finest.
And it’s out now!
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Apr 22
Coming to a zoom room near you.
Join me for a celebration of poetry with an incredible lineup of readers…
🎟️Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/198509518…
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Apr 21
Back from a few days in Italy to find this waiting for me. Really happy to be a part of this. It is great to see a Scottish publisher producing an anthology with such a range of interesting voices, from the likes of the illustrious Ewan Morrison to relative unknowns like myself..
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Apr 21
Book is out officially next week, but link is here if anyone wants to pre-order a copy..
tantallontir.com/product/cal…
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Apr 14
For this week’s @TopTweetTuesday and its cosmic theme, here’s a poem inspired by the missions to the moon. Thank you to @MatthewMCSmith for hosting..
#poetry #moonshot
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Apr 12
The spring 2026 edition of Poetry Scotland has been printed and is on its way out into the world. Very happy to be part of this, an actual printed poetry magazine, and one that has been publishing poetry since the 1940s. Thank you to editors Andy and Judy for including me.
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Apr 12
Link is here if you want to subscribe. You won’t find this online.. poetryscotland.com/subscript…
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Apr 10
A good poem ---042
Églefin --- by Roger David Smith
@justrandomwords
One-sentence review: Of course, we can talk about an ordinary thing just like we talk about any work of art, even if it's just a potato or a haddock. Perhaps that's what poetry is.
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Apr 7
A short poem about the humble haddock I wrote for @TopTweetTuesday. Thanks to @ITattum and @MatthewMCSmith for hosting..
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Potentially the most gangster interview response in the world of literature
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“There are few better studies of the dark side of human nature…”
Today’s ‘Call of the Isles’ spotlight is on the brilliant poet Roger David Smith. @justrandomwords
tantallontir.com/author-spot…
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Mar 31
Finally. The day has come to release Unwhispered Legacy from The Book Bag x Write Here, Right Now out into the world.
Thank you to all the poets who contributed to this book. This anthology is proudly raising money for @MSF_uk
Visit 🔗 shorturl.at/iVhZN for your copy.
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Mar 25
An apposite quote from writer Flannery O’Connor, born this day in 1925…
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