I'm thrilled to receive a £1,200 award of funding from the Saltire Society towards my next poetic venture. Eight writers and artists from over 100 applicants were selected for 'To See Oursels - Re-imagining Scotland', celebrating 90 Years of the work of the Saltire Society. The projects will seek to spark conversation around the theme… Continue reading £1,200 Award for ecological poetry inspired by John Muir
Quiet on social media and busy everywhere else... I'm close to submitting my PhD after five years of research and writing, on and off. My PGR student profile will disappear from University of Glasgow's pages ( although I will still be there as an Affiliate lecturer). So, for posterity, here it is. Research Title: When… Continue reading Open book
Based in Scotland, I travel anywhere to perform, speak or lecture at festivals, conferences, schools and other events. Please get in touch below to discuss your needs. N.B. Scottish events / residencies can be part-funded via the Scottish Book Trust Live Literature Programme – author profile. Blue: a lament for the sea Spoken Word by Liz MacWhirter, Film… Continue reading New event bookings
At the 2023 Yale University Graduate Conference of Religion & Ecology (GCRE) I performed Blue: a lament for the sea. I also gave a paper on the development of its poetics. Many thanks to Yale Institute of Sacred Music for their honoraria payment for my performed reading, and to the whole team at GCRE. The… Continue reading Yale University
UPDATED OCTOBER 2025: OUT NOW, A POETRY PAMPHLET PUBLISHED BY STEWED RHUBARB PRESS £6 Blue: a lament for the sea is one woman's journey through the interstices of land and sea, grief and love. The medieval Gaelic myth of the Isle of Iona escaping an apocalyptic flood infuses this contemporary lyric epic in free verse.… Continue reading Blue; a lament for the sea
Liz MacWhirter Novelist & Poet 