March 2022 - The Doric Board

Jackie Ross – North East Storyteller

Mar 31, 2022

In this year of stories, Jackie Ross, a director of the Doric Books Company, is one of the busiest storytellers in Scotland.Journalism student Esther Chizat from Toulon in France, wanted to find out more about Jackie’s company and plans for…

MacWordle – New Scots version of Wordle Released

Mar 22, 2022

A new version of Wordle – the online word game – has specifically been designed for Scots speakers and learners who want to practice the language. MacWordle was designed by the Dictionaries of the Scots Language in collaboration with Vasilis Karaiskos,...

‘The Poetry Mannie’ – New Edition showcases Bob Smith’s Poetry

Mar 21, 2022

Bob Smith (1941-2015) was brought up on a farm at Skene near Westhill in Aberdeenshire and spent much of his life in amongst the newspaper industry. In his later years he took to poetry and adopted the moniker, ‘The Poetry Mannie’…

‘Rhymes and Recollections’ – New production celebrates Inverurie poet, William Thom

Mar 16, 2022

A new production showcasing a collection of new music celebrating the work of William Thom, known as the ‘Inverury Poet’, will be held in Inverurie later this month. R-and-R-Poster-Final-1-2Download The production will be held at the Acorn Centre in...

‘Lang Covid’ by John Black

Mar 7, 2022

A poem by John Black, Head Teacher at Meethill Primary School in Peterhead: Lang Covid: Fan Covid comes an’ Covid goes It leaves ye kinda wabbit It mak’s ye thank yer lucky stars Ye bothered te get jabbit. The snotters clear, the hoastin’ goes Ye...

Jackie Ross – North East Storyteller

MacWordle – New Scots version of Wordle Released

‘The Poetry Mannie’ – New Edition showcases Bob Smith’s Poetry

‘Rhymes and Recollections’ – New production celebrates Inverurie poet, William Thom

‘Lang Covid’ by John Black

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