

Kirsten MacQuarrie
Apr 9, 20242 min read
‘I know my own heart…’ falling for Halifax during Anne Lister Birthday Week
While regular Glasgow Gallerina readers know that my heart belongs to one literary lass above all others - when Remember the Rowan is...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
Aug 24, 20231 min read
'Agnes': writing witchcraft in The Golden Hours (Edinburgh Literary Salon)
'Prick.' The small army of men gathered around us gasps. He simply stares. Vision blurred from their blows, still I sense a pallor...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
Aug 19, 20231 min read
As woman is, so she sees - writing for Bluestocking Oxford
'Powered by personal poetic spirit, Dr Kathleen Raine’s innovative research offered a key with which readers could unlock William Blake’s...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
Apr 24, 20232 min read
Happy 115th Birthday Kathleen Raine at the Scottish Poetry Library
'Traced on the wild that legendary land More ancient than song or story or carved stone My mother and her mother's mother knew: the green...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
Apr 8, 20232 min read
Women's Voices with Sara Sheridan at the Soutar Festival of Words 2023
‘This is such a large part of the life of almost any woman that I venture to record it for those who do not know, not for those who do....

Kirsten MacQuarrie
Feb 10, 20231 min read
LGBTQ+ History Month at the Scottish Poetry Library
She was in love. There was no turning back. She took her letters to the library and read them in between her book, so that she could read...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
Jun 30, 20193 min read
Ellen and Arbor: the big book blog!
Hi everyone! I hope the sun is shining wherever you are (but not too hard - if you’re anything like Miss Gypsy, you won’t want to walk...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
Jun 1, 20195 min read
Gemini Gems! My Monthly Favourites for June
Hello there, my little Junebugs! Truth be told, I tried to begin this blog in May (and in April too!) I've been so busy polishing up the...