We discuss the short story 'The Serpent' by Rafael Torrubia and two group poem by members of the Oasis Group at Maryhill Integration Network, 'What Every Woman Should Carry' and 'In The Wardrobe'.

November 2021: The Serpent

On this episode we read Heather Parry's short story ‘To Table’ and the poems ‘Who goes to dine must take his Feast’ by Emily Dickinson and ‘Revelry’ by Open Book Creative Writing Group.

December 2021: To Table

We welcome in the new year with the story 'Hazy Shade of Blue' by Lorraine Thomson and a poem by John Glenday, 'Bird Sighs for the Air'

January 2022: Hazy Shade of Blue

Jess Orr joins Marjorie Lotfi on this month's episode where we read the story "One Last Time" by Melissa Ganendran and the poem 'Flame Heart' by Claude McKay.

Photo by Brigitte Elsner on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.

October 2025: Last Time

Claire Urquhart and Marjorie Lotfi Gill from shared reading charity Open Book present the first of two Wigtown Book Festival takeovers this week, focusing on authors who feature in our programme. In this special podcast version of one of their sessions, they read and discuss an excerpt from the essay 'Three Meditations on Absence in Nature and Life' by Chitra Ramaswamy and the poem 'Meditation While Plaiting My Hair' by Alycia Pirmohamed. 

You can read along with each of the readings by having a look at their special Wigtown newsletter at http://bit.ly/WigtownOpenBook - and do come along to Chitra's digital event at 1530 on Thursday http://bit.ly/WigtownOpenCR or catch up with Alycia's event from Sunday 27th: http://bit.ly/WigtownOpenAP 

Find out more about Open Book from their website: https://openbookreading.com

Festival 2020 Day 5: Reading 'Pigeon' and 'Meditation While Plaiting My Hair' with Open Book

In the second of our two episodes dedicated to Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters, we speak to former coastguard Tony Wood about his experience working on the Solway, to author Donald S Murray about his forthcoming book on lighthouses and his many works that have focused on the sea, and we feature two poems about the sea by poet Marjorie Lotfi Gill.

Festival 2020 Day 7: Year of Coasts and Waters Part II

Claire Urquhart and Marjorie Lotfi Gill from shared reading charity Open Book present the second of their two Wigtown Book Festival takeovers. On this episode they discuss an excerpt from the book A Musical Offering by Luis Sagasti and the poem 'Hinge' by Alycia Pirmohamed.

You can read along with each of the readings by having a look at Open Book's special Wigtown newsletter bit.ly/WigtownOpenBook - and do come along to Luis Sagasti's digital event at 1700 on Saturday http://bit.ly/WigtownOpenLS or catch up with Alycia's event from Sunday 27th: bit.ly/WigtownOpenAP

Find out more about Open Book from their website: openbookreading.com

Festival 2020 Day 8: Reading Luis Sagasti and Alycia Pirmohamed with Open Book

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October 2025: Last Time

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