Discover a city of Poetry​

Poetry Hollow Bell describes a dream or vision lying dead in the desert and watching predatory and growing life spring from one’s own carcass….
Poetry In a poetic rendering of her native Shetlandic dialect Hannah Nicholson muses on the importance of Brae – a village on the Shetland…
Poetry In this imagist imagining of the granite city, Aberdeen Synonyms describes the city through a plethora of different fragmentary aspects. Chunk of gold-granite….
Poetry Toxicity is a railing, howling scream of discomfort at living with the lockdown which we all endured in 2020 as a result of…
Poetry Desert Vulture is a short exploration of outside destruction and internal implosion. It’s macabre symbolism opens up the poem to brilliance. Capra Aegagrus,…
Poetry Jodie Mackay returns to the pages of Leopard Arts with her new offering ‘Siren’, a haunting tale of warning from a poetic old…
Poetry Turning away from her characteristic use of Shetland dialect, Hannah Nicholson likens the experience of depression to a leech. A popular term for…
Poetry Reflecting on finding the carcass of a rabbit fallen victim to Myxomatosis, Jordan Stead uses classical imagery to ruminate on death. The moths…
Poetry Depicting a particularly bleak part of the year and mirroring it to a bleak time in the life of the protagonist, November is…
Poetry Examining the image of her own reflection in glass Sara Young comments on the fragility of her own mental state in a moment…
Poetry By evoking Lillith, the first wife of Adam in Judaic and Babylonian mythology Stead offers an imaginative depiction of this classical figure. Spat…
Poetry This maritime poem delves into the love and commitments of a sealskin-bound fisherman, torn between his love of his wife and the sea….
Poetry Anton Truck-Lindahl sends us short poem reflects on one small and seemingly insignificant object embodying the potential of eternity. Swiping and wiping wouldn’t…
Poetry By examining imagery and symbolism from trees, Rebirth is a transformative nature poem describing life’s constantly returning cycle. I stare at her in…
Music  Apricity juxtaposes the harsh concrete world of the city with the tranquillity of the garden – so important to many during the months…
Poetry Turning her usually anthropocentric eye towards nature’s glory, Hannah Nicholson renders a calm, dewy morning with bright air and Girse. Hit’s a cöl,…

Doe

Poetry Jordan Stead uses natural imagery and a Romantic idealism in this poem from our launch to depict a turbulent emotional period in Doe….
Poetry Louisiana-born poet Euan Wallace reflects on the trauma inherited from his grandfather’s experience in war and its influence on him today. I still…
Poetry Macartney’s poem fascinates itself around the violent journey of a snail across foliage and the total power the observer enjoys. Scared static on…
Poetry Jordan Stead returns to our digital pages with a brand new poem with intimate boundaries and epic proportions. ‘Antigone’ evokes the image of…
Poetry Fin Hall constructs the picturesque Buchan village of New Aberdour wreathed in whimsical nostalgia and a love for serenity and surprise. A mere…

A96

Poetry RS Kendle poetically examines the figurative and literal landscape of the north of Scotland, tracking a return home along the iconic A96. The…
Poetry This poem from the launch of Leopard Arts is a gorgeous offering from Sara Young. Exploring the power of love through the spoken…
Poetry The apocalyptic old testament destruction of the mythical city of Gomorrah becomes a hedonistic mimesis of a sexual encounter in this poem. It…
Poetry Through a broken mirror, the kaleidoscopic representation of the viewer provides the only direct reflection in this poem by Kyle Adam. I can’t…