Shearsman

Beautiful launch of Jodfrid Gunn @jennifer_morag @Waterstones Inverness!

Spellbinding poems & fascinating conversation around this poetry-biography of a woman who came from Faroe Islands in 16th century to marry into the Clann Gunn in North of Scotland.

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Eliza O'Toole-Buying the Farm

The phrase to buy the farm' is a euphemism for death. Attested etymologically at least to WWII where, if someone had died, they had "bought the farm in the sky". The term to 'buy it means to die...
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We are very sad to hear of the passing of Shearsman poet, John Welch, so are sharing a poem we love from his 2024 collection, Returns. RIP John. 🖤

More fantastic news! Congratulations to Ruth Wiggins for making it onto the Michael Murphy Poetry Prize @EnglishAssoc longlist with The Lost Book of Barkynge! 🥳

Well, here's big news. The Laurel Prize shortlist has just been announced & we have three of the five shortlisted titles! Congratulations to @jr_carpenter, Eliza O'Toole & Carol Watts! Thanks to judges & congratulations also to the other two finalists.🌿

laurelprize.com/2025-finalists/