Category: Poetry
Moniack Mhor: Writing to Memories and Friendships
Shasta Ali, writer, poet and anti-racism campaigner, was one of the recipients of the 2022 Edwin Morgan Trust X Moniack Mhor Bursary Awards. Here, she shares a little of her writing journey and her experience at Moniack Mhor: I started writing as a response to grief which was tightening its…
Life in the Time of Coronavirus #17
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by author Cynthia Rogerson, continue to meet remotely during 2021 while COVID-19 restrictions are ongoing. Thanks to Ian Tallach for sharing this wonderful image of the Wolf Moon, taken through his telescope on 27 January 2021, which perfectly complements his poem ‘Over the Moon’.…
Life in the Time of Coronavirus #16
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by author Cynthia Rogerson, still continue to meet remotely during 2021 while COVID-19 restrictions are ongoing. We are delighted to share these two poems by group member, Sheila Lockhart, who also provided the featured photograph. Things I didn’t know I loved after Nazim Hikmet…
Creative and Active Lives – October Events!
Forget your lockdown blues and come and have some fun at Moniack Mhor in October. We have two events, ‘If Streets Could Talk …’ (Oct 12th-14th) and ‘Rhythm and Poetry: Rap, Hip-hop and Spoken Word’ (Oct 19th-21st), open to care experienced young people aged 14-26. View flyers for full info,…
Words on Wednesdays #1
Our young writers have been participating in online workshops #wordsonwednesdays during lockdown. We asked if they’d be happy for us to share some of their responses to tasks set by the workshop leaders. Here is the first, by Mathew Anderson, inspired by exercises set by John Glenday. We hope you…
My Heart Is In The Highlands, My Heart Is Not Here
Writer Catherine Faulkner visited us for a writing retreat recently. While she was here, she wrote this poem and took these lovely photographs. Thank you to Catherine for allowing us to share them here. Here we breathe in air so rich it stuns our London-corrupted lungs. Richness, too, in…
My Secret Poem
Last week we held our Starting out in Poetry retreat with tutors Jo Shapcott and Maura Dooley. Helen Reid-Thomas attended the course and wrote this poem about her experiences here. She has kindly allowed us to share it with you all. The journey 1 Smirr and marram-grass; the piu-piu…