Scottish Poetry Library

Scottish Poetry Library

The Scottish Poetry Library was founded in 1984cite web |url=http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/artsinscotland/literature/projects/archive/scottishpoetrylibrary.aspx |title=The Scottish Poetry Library |publisher=Scottish Arts Council |accessdate=2008-04-30] by the poet Tessa Ransford. It originally had 2 staff, and 300 books, but has since expanded considerably to containing 30,000 items of Scottish and international poetry. The library contains material in Scotland's three indigenous languages: Scottish Gaelic, Lowland Scots, and English.

The building

Since 1999, the library has been based in Crichton's Close, just off the Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town. The library building was designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects, and was shortlisted for Channel 4's "Building of the Year" in 2000. [cite web |url=http://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/scottish_poetry_library.htm |title=Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh |publisher=edinburgharchitecture.co.uk. |accessdate=2008-04-27] It has been described as "a poem in glass and stone", [cite web |url=http://www.cityofliterature.com/ecol.aspx?sec=3&pid=164 |title=Scottish Poetry Library |publisher=Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature web site |accessdate=2008-04-30] and was included in "Prospect" magazine's list of the 100 best modern Scottish buildings.

References

External links

* [http://www.spl.org.uk/about/index.html Scottish Poetry Library website]


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