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North Sea Poets

We are a group of experienced poets based near the Scottish east coast. We run online masterclasses, and post here on poetry, poetics and the writing life.

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North Sea Poets Weekend Bulletin - New Sunday Morning Reading Circle and Studio!

A Weekend Update from North Sea Poets - 15th August 2026

Aug 15, 2026 · North Sea Poets

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We’ll all go together

Kathleen Jamie on recent wildfires

Aug 14, 2026 · North Sea Poets

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North Sea Poets Weekend Bulletin - Shakespeare’s Sonnets

A Weekend Update from North Sea Poets - 24th July 2026

Jul 24, 2026 · North Sea Poets

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Shakespeare, the Sonnet and the uses of Scholarship

Don Paterson is over it

Jul 18, 2026 · North Sea Poets

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‘weirden’: the magic and mystery of erasure poetry

Lesley Harrison on the strange world of

Jul 10, 2026 · North Sea Poets

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‘June’

An extract from Cairn by Kathleen Jamie

Jul 3, 2026 · North Sea Poets

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What We're Reading This Summer

The books waiting to be read

Jun 26, 2026 · North Sea Poets

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North Sea Poets Weekend Bulletin - Shakespeare’s Sonnets and a New Studio!

A Weekend Update from North Sea Poets - 21st June 2026

Jun 21, 2026 · North Sea Poets

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POETS ARE LIARS

Don Paterson on poetry, philosophy and lies

Jun 20, 2026 · Don Paterson

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Thriving on ‘the humdrum’: Michael Laskey

Nicola Healey on Michael Laskey’s Collected Poems

Jun 12, 2026 · North Sea Poets

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