Billy Letford

Writer of poems and other things. Books from @Carcanet.

[Laura Fyfe @FigmentLaura]

Beyond excited to have this beautiful pamphlet in my hand! Thanks so much, Charlie and Duncan @StewedBooks and @BillyLetford for the editing sessions in the pub 👌

#stirlingmakar

[Doug Johnstone @doug_johnstone]

Holy crap, I made it onto the shortlist for the @SETIInstitute Cosmic Consciousness Residency! Absolutely thrilled and honoured. This is a total DREAM gig for me. They announce the winner later this month - cross yer fingers and toes, people!

[Kathleen Jamie @KathleenJamie]

What awful news. Surely our foremost poet. His poems could up-end you like a drug. Entirely attuned to the natural world, and the strangeness of worlds just beyond our senses. Novelist, essayist, columnist - a mighty talent.
https://t.co/ejcS8DjX4K

[Scottish Poetry Library @ByLeavesWeLive]

Stirling is looking to appoint a new makar (city laureate) to replace @FigmentLaura, who has done a marvellous job.

The council would like to hear from local residents about the role and the ways in which they would like to further engage with poetry 👉 https://t.co/EJe3ABYXrq

[Texture / テクスチャ @t3xtur3]

Big up @chrisdboyland and @GlasgowRevBooks. Showcasing new underground and working class writing in the form of rap and poetry. BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE @lokiscottishrap @JohnnyCypher117 @IonaLeepoetry @BillyLetford @imogen_stirling @t3xtur3 @stereoglasgow

https://t.co/pQUS3vxcXi

[Nicola Meighan 📻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @Nicola_Meighan]

Ach, this picture is everything. Love this picture, the man, the pub, his writing, and everything else.

[Alistair Braidwood @ScotsWhayHae]

📚💕🎙️ The latest SWH! podcast is an interview with @chrisdboyland to talk about @GlasgowRevBooks, & to learn all about their night @stereoglasgow with @lokiscottishrap @IonaLeepoetry @imogen_stirling @BillyLetford @weaponizer @JohnnyCypher117.

Details 👉 https://t.co/3CgXUPOomv

[Poet in the City @PoetintheCityUK]

A fantastic event last night, thank you @KingsPlace @ScribePedersen @HanLavery and @BillyLetford! Want to catch up with some reading?

https://t.co/2KVbhef6WU

https://t.co/QXeBnnLn1f (Billy's latest)

https://t.co/BuZJDMwl5i (Hannah's debut)

[Kings Place @KingsPlace]

Come and enjoy the witty, wonderful worlds of Michael @ScribePedersen @HanLavery and William @BillyLetford in Scottish poetry: The Next Generation Thu 1 Feb

🎟️ Tickets available: https://t.co/ibacmvjhSP

In Association with @JackieKayPoet and @PoetintheCityUK

#ScotlandUnwrapped

[Out-Spoken @OutSpokenLDN]

Out-Spoken Live is back in January 2024! ❤️‍🔥

Featuring poetry and live music to make your blood sing - hosted by @TobyCampion🎙️

✨@amyacrepoet
✨@BillyLetford
✨Nick Laird
✨Olympia
✨ Yaw Evans

📅 Jan 25th 2024
🕝 7.45pm
🎟️ £12: https://t.co/LbeBb9qKkH
📍@southbankcentre

[I Am Loud Productions @IAmLoudPro]

Last Friday, we wrapped our 2023 Live Season with a stupendous show at the @ScotStoryCentre.

A huge thank you to everyone who came out for our final show of the year, and to our brilliant poets Ria Bronte, @LeylaJosephine1, @DeannaRodger & @BillyLetford!

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[I Am Loud Productions @IAmLoudPro]

TONIGHT!

It's our last @ScotStoryCentre of 2023! Head along from 7:30pm featuring @DeannaRodger, @LeylaJosephine1, @BillyLetford & Ria Bronte: https://t.co/rTAGsb8p47

#LoudPoets #SpokenWord

[Caroline Bird @CarolineBirdUK]

‘I used to think poets were boring/until I became one of them’

- RIP Benjamin Zephaniah 🎆

[Carcanet Press @Carcanet]

An incredible five Carcanet titles made the @TelegraphBooks list of this year's best poetry! Well done to @jorie_graham, @BillyLetford, @LauraScott112, Eli Payne Mandel and Joey Connolly 👏📚

https://t.co/0GPl45kCej

[Carcanet Press @Carcanet]

'This is a spellbinder of a book... A leavening wit keeps the fire smouldering throughout.'

From Our Own Fire by @BillyLetford is one of Kate Kellaway's favourite poetry books of 2023! 💫

https://t.co/Nm1KIVpQyi

[Katie Ailes @KatieAiles]

This Friday, don't miss our final Loud Poets @ScotStoryCentre Showcase of the season!

So excited to be featuring @DeannaRodger @BillyLetford @LeylaJosephine1 & Ria Bronte!

7:30pm 8/12. Tickets: https://t.co/Q5GmaSq4WZ #poetry #spokenword