Events

Added by Mandy Haggith at 15:30 on 09 February 2025

I haven't been to Edinburgh for absolutely ages, and in February I'll be there twice. The first time will be on Saturday 22 February, for an event in memory of Patrick Geddes, whose most famous words are 'By leaves we live', which is the theme of the event, run by the Scottish Storytelling Centre. T...

Reviews of Briny

Added by Mandy Haggith at 15:10 on 01 December 2024

My most recent poetry book, Briny, seems to be filling a need in people's lives for poetry about the sea. It's always lovely when people get in touch to tell me what they have found in my book. The most exciting response so far, was when the artist Claire Crombie found my poem 'Song of the Barnacle'...

The Elm Project Continues

Added by Mandy Haggith at 17:57 on 14 November 2024

I'm delighted that the Assynt Elm Project has been successful in getting some more funding (thanks to Scottish Forestry and Woodland Trust Scotland), so we'll be having some more public elm-related events locally on 28 November in Culag Woods and on 14 December at Glencanisp: see the Culag Woods web...