Jackie Kay | 'If you’re a poet, you never really retire'

As Jackie Kay's tenure as Scots Makar comes to a close, she reflects on poetry's vital place in Scottish culture- and her hopes for her successor Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-08 15:11:46 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-08 03:31:15 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-04 16:16:23 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-30 01:43:54 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-27 11:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-26 14:23:13 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-11 13:23:15 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-02 05:52:23 UTC ]
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