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ASL is an educational charity, promoting the reading, writing, teaching and study of Scotland's literature and languages, past and present.

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And aye the reik bleeds frae the warld’s rim
as it has duin frae Babylon and Troy,
London, Bonn, Edinbro, time eftir time…

—Robert Garioch Sutherland (1909–1987), “During a Music Festival”
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https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/from_the_line/

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Thàinig uair-san leis na sligean,
leis na spealgan-iarainn beàrnach,
anns an toit is anns an lasair,
ann an crith is maoim na h-àraich…

—Somhairle MacGill-Eain (Sorley MacLean) (1911–1996), “Curaidhean” (“Heroes”)
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https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/curaidhean/

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scotlit, to movies
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Big Banana Feet (1976)
in cinemas across the UK from 10 May

Capturing ‘The Big Yin’ on and off stage during his 1975 tour of Ireland, Big Banana Feet is a captivating record of Billy Connolly on the cusp of international stardom.

Director Murray Grigor and cinematographer David Peat present Connolly at his beguiling best, using humour & charm to successfully navigate the political tensions of 1970s Dublin and Belfast.

https://www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-film-releases/big-banana-feet

scotlit, to Scotland
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Technical Texts & Terminology in Scottish Gaelic
Reading Scotland with Lena Krochmann
14 May, free online

With increased efforts to revitalise #Gaelic in #Scotland, it has also been promoted in areas where specialised registers & terminologies are required. This talk outlines how technical or specialised texts are produced & their relevance for the language.

https://www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scotland/

scotlit, to Scotland
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Call for papers – international conference of the Société Française d’Études Victoriennes et Edouardiennes

A Scottish Air: Inspirations & models from Scotland

30–31 Jan 2025, Université Grenoble Alpes

Looking at as a source of inspiration & example in the & eras, but also as a counter-model – within & beyond the borders of the UK

https://sfeve.hypotheses.org/colloque-sfeve

scotlit, to literature
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Understanding King James VI & I

A multi-day conference is planned for Glasgow in summer 2025 (dates TBD) to mark the quatercentenary of the death of James VI & I. Please register your interest via the online form (NB this is NOT a CFP)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16g_Wo_Y_96GhQDkzW34zkxY4O07Os-qTMIFyeJa-vZY/

scotlit, to literature
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A 🎂 🧵for John Galt (1779–1839), born , 2 May. His novels & short stories are sharp political satires & fascinating chronicles of Scottish life.

Read our INTERNATIONAL COMPANION, ed Gerard Carruthers & Colin Kidd – also available online via Project MUSE


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https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/companions/ic5/

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“I was in love with the book. In pure, ignorant defiance of the decree of the Iowa Writing School that controls almost all modern fiction, Galt tells without showing.”

—Ursula K. Le Guin discusses John Galt’s ANNALS OF THE PARISH

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#Scottish #literature #satire #19thcentury #Enlightenment
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https://www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-john-galts-annals-parish/

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“[Galt’s] realism is hard-headed, his compassion is tough-minded, his humour contagious but tainted with the sense that chaos and catastrophe are never far away.”

—Prof Alan Riach on the fiction of John Galt
#Scottish #literature #satire #19thcentury #Enlightenment
3/5
https://www.thenational.scot/news/15683482.john-galts-stories-of-19th-century-scots-life-still-resonate-today/

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Literary fitba: there’s a football team named after one of Walter Scott’s novels, but John Galt had one named after him …

(well, the team was named after a town in Ontario that was named after John Galt, but still… & they won gold 🏅 at the 1904 )


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galt_F.C.

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There’s a selection of Galt’s works available as free ebooks on @gutenberg_org


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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/588?sort_order=title

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Addendum: we should address the 🐘 in the room… in case of confusion, there is of course a FICTIONAL “John Galt”, created by a very famous American author, whose towering influence on literature still resonates today…

…of course I speak of the late, great Robert E. Howard, whose character “John Galt” appears in the short story “Black Talons”, published in STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES, Dec 1933 (it’s not one of his best, though—stick to the Barbarian)


https://www.blackgate.com/2022/06/19/a-black-gat-in-the-hand-weird-menace-from-robert-e-howard/

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George Buchanan & the Highlands & Islands of Scotland
22 May, Stirling
Tickets by donation

George Buchanan (1506–1582): poet, scholar, humanist, constitutional theorist, & native & speaker. Prof Ali Cathcart will examine Buchanan’s writings on the Gaelic-speaking parts of Scotland found in his 1582 Rerum Scoticarum Historia

@litstudies

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/george-buchanan-and-the-highlands-and-islands-of-scotland-tickets-875297186447

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The Doings of Doyle podcast
Episode 50: The Surgeon of Gaster Fell (1890)

A close look at a deeply personal story that draws on the sad case of Arthur Conan Doyle’s father. Featuring redactions, dreamy rooms, the Foreign Legion, fairy art, & dodgy lodgers …

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFHBpBxA9NE

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Louise Welsh in conversation with Jenny Niven
20 May, Royal Society of Edinburgh & online – free

Delve into Scotland’s rich literary world as two iconic women come together to share insights, anecdotes, & revelations about their creative journeys. They will explore the nuances of genre, the intricacies of the creative process, & the profound influence of on their work.

@bookstodon

https://rse.org.uk/whats-on/event/louise-welsh-in-conversation-with-jenny-niven/

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A Conversation about ARTFUL, by Ali Smith
15 May, free online

Dwight Garner wrote, "ARTFUL injects more pleasure into your head than some books that aren’t clumsy at all," adding, "I will keep this book on my shelves forever."

Yet trying to pin down what's going on in ARTFUL is like trying to grasp a drop of mercury… If you've read ARTFUL, join & share your thoughts. If you haven't, join & decide if it belongs on your TBR list.

@bookstodon

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-conversation-about-artful-by-ali-smith-tickets-879951758397

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(1920–2010) was born , 27 April – a 🎂 🧵

Push the boat out, compañeros,
push the boat out, whatever the sea.
Who says we cannot guide ourselves
through the boiling reefs, black as they are…

—Edwin Morgan, “At Eighty” – written for his own 80th birthday


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https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/eighty-0/

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—We come in peace from the third planet.
Would you take us to your leader?

Edwin Morgan’s “The First Men on Mercury” presented in comic strip form, by the amazing duo metaphrog

3/11
Download it free here:
https://metaphrog.com/the-first-men-on-mercury/

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…we turned it over, read easily One Pound,
but then the shock of Latin, like a gloss,
Respublica Scotorum, sent across
such ages as we guessed but never found…

—Edwin Morgan, “The Coin”

““The Coin’ … slips infinite riches of cognitive possibility into the reader’s mental pockets”


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https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2007/11/new-currency-or-old-the-coin-by-edwin-morgan/

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“Climbing statues and screaming may be more in the expected Glasgow image of hearty gregariousness than an andante at Pollok—yet both are there.”

—Read Edwin Morgan’s 1965 essay “Signs & Wonders”, on &


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https://booksfromscotland.com/2020/04/in-touch-with-language/

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👆“Signs & Wonders” is one of 47 pieces of Morgan’s prose—journalism, book & theatre reviews, essays & lectures, drama & radio scripts, forewords & afterwords—collected in EDWIN MORGAN: IN TOUCH WITH LANGUAGE, ed. John Coyle & James McGonigal. Available now!


6/11
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/edwin-morgan-in-touch-with-language/

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“The poetry voice first for me. ‘The Death of Marilyn Monroe’, ‘Los Angeles!’ Blew my socks off! His voice always reminded me a bit of that of Ian McAskill the weatherman (though he didn’t turn up on telly until 1978). Another South Side boy, according to Wikipedia.”

—James McGonigal & John Coyle discuss Edwin Morgan as a teacher & a writer

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https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2020/04/in-touch-with-edwin-morgan/

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The Poetry of Edwin Morgan

Professor James McGonigal discusses Edwin Morgan’s poetry at our 2015 Schools Conference


8/11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk2XEkW0nZQ&list=PLEP9HxY4X7WYcu-9sTwjGIqkJDYOImwgK

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Edwin Morgan: a poet of international stature

Professor Alan Riach discusses Edwin Morgan’s international context – from our 2020 online Schools Conference


9/11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZGfaWVIgI4&list=PLEP9HxY4X7WbTLaABqVVk2xHfJdHDtpms

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THE INTERNATIONAL COMPANION TO EDWIN MORGAN
Edited by Alan Riach

Edwin Morgan is one of the giants of modern poetry. In his long life he produced an incredible range of work, from the playful to the profound.

Available in print or online via Project MUSE


10/11
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/companions/ic2/

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Presence, Process, Prize

“This collection of essays is intended to explore the world of Edwin Morgan & act as a companion to his multifaceted trajectory through space & time”

—read the Introduction to the INTERNATIONAL COMPANION TO EDWIN MORGAN free online


11/11
http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/112964/1/112964.pdf

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