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In October 2018, the Lives of Letters network announced that a one-day workshop, ‘Carcanet at 50: Poetry Publishers, Archives and the Digital Revolution’, would be taking place at the John Rylands Library, Manchester, on January 17. What follows below, for the record, is the text of the contribution made there by Richie McCaffery and myself, […]

As the latest in our growing collection of tributes to the writer Joan Ure, and reflections on her work, we’re delighted to present a remembrance generously contributed by the composer, playwright and author John Purser. Born in Glasgow in 1942 and now living in Skye, Purser is one of Scotland’s most important cultural ambassadors. His award-winning radio […]

In an earlier post, we republished Alasdair Gray’s 1980 article on Joan Ure. As noted, this had featured in the Woven by Women issue of Chapman magazine. The favour was arranged only a week or so before the launches on December 11-12th, but as well as immediately agreeing, the editor Joy Hendry kindly offered to contribute to the launch at […]