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knightsmatthew
Jan 1, 20231 min read
(Re)writing History
I had much fun over 2022 visiting 6 different local authority areas in Scotland using creative writing to explore the social history of...
knightsmatthew
Nov 1, 20212 min read
Poems to Prestongrange Museum
It was back in the heady summer of 2019 when I first started working with some East Lothian locals to create poetry in Prestongrange...
knightsmatthew
Oct 16, 20211 min read
Reflections
Meanwhile the mind, from pleasure less, Withdraws into its happiness; The mind, that ocean where each kind Does straight its own...
knightsmatthew
Aug 12, 20212 min read
Old & New
Meeting for our penultimate sessions, we start by reflecting on the things that stood out for each of us after the in depth history walk...
knightsmatthew
Aug 10, 20211 min read
Logie 100 Creative Writing Group
July/August 2021 A creative writing group exploring the history of the pioneering Logie Council housing scheme in Dundee with local...
knightsmatthew
Aug 10, 20212 min read
Living History
Starting this weeks session as usual at the Balgay bandstand, someone has left a cheerful message for us. We obey instructions and set...
knightsmatthew
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Walking & Writing
We have been using the technique of the "meditative walk" throughout our creative writing sessions on Balgay hill. Walk silently for a...
knightsmatthew
Jul 29, 20213 min read
Old Ghosts
For our third trip out to Balgay and it's environs we visit the old Balgay graveyard. We invoke the spirits of Dylan Thomas and Emily...
knightsmatthew
Jul 15, 20211 min read
Bards of Balgay Hill
The Bridge The bridge careers Across the gulf The Dundee Straits The Costa Del Tay Waiting for the day The world again visits Dundee Smog...
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