Scottish haiku

From Alan Spence’s Glasgow Zen, versions of haiku by Issa: wid ye lookit the state ae it – me in … More

Pellicanz

By Thibaut de Navarre (also Thibaut de Champagne): Dex est ensi conme li pellicanz Qui fet son nif el … More

Tomas Tranströmer: Allegro After a black day, I play Haydn, and feel a little warmth in my hands. The keys … More

Becoming a buddha is easy But ending illusions is hard So many frosted moonlit nights I’ve sat and felt The … More

This is one of my favourite poems by MacNeice. Put out to sea, my broken comrades Let the old seaweek … More

I heard this tonight, on the radio, for the first time ever. It’s wonderful. Ithaca When you set out on … More