Tag: poetry

  • Thursday 14th May, 2026

    Thursday 14th May, 2026

    Live is a collage. You can go to college to learn collage. Stick to it Stick in. Stick your answers on the sheet. Stick to […]

  • Sunday 25th January, 2025

    Sunday 25th January, 2025

    Hey. It’s Burns night. But if you know me, you know I’m more a fan of McGonagall that I am of Burns. If you don’t […]

  • Sunday 22nd June, 2025
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    Sunday 22nd June, 2025

    It’s Sunday, Put in yer teeth,And come tae Leith. It’s Sunday,Say your prayers,Comb your hair,And come tae Leith It’s Sunday, Come and have a beer,At […]

  • Thursday 24th April, 2025
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    Thursday 24th April, 2025

    It’s a sunny day and I want to get my washing out. Therefore this email will be perfunctory. Like… just the facts. So here are […]

  • Thursday 25th January 2024

    Thursday 25th January 2024

    I’ve always had a bit of a problem with Rabbie Burns which is that there is a load of it I never understood – not […]

  • Pam Ayers Prize Shock

    Pam Ayers Prize Shock

    I’ve been in the charity shops a fair bit recently. Some of the resulting prizes have been shockers. Check out this book of Pam Ayers […]

  • Roses Are Red…

    Roses Are Red…

    It was Valentine’s Day last night (at both quizzes). Valentine’s is always a weird night. There are couples who never go out with each other […]

  • Poem: Edinburgh Buses

    Poem: Edinburgh Buses

    Here’s my new poem. To be honest, it needs some work. EDINBURGH BUSES For Easter Road fun Catch the 1 If you’re posher than me […]

  • Poetry Found

    This was discovr’d left over on the back of someone’s picture round at the Leith Monkey last week… It reads thus: If I could, I’d […]