I don’t know much about #poetry, but every now and again I remember I should probably do something about that.

Anyway, it’s (near) Thanksgiving 🇺🇸 and it’s St Andrews Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 so here’s something about being an outsider in Scotland and gradually realising it’s become your home. And I’ve completely loved it since I first read it years ago, but I don’t think I’ve shared it here before.

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/outwith/

https://youtu.be/oQF0O2VPMVk?si=2If0J2kT0yof-Bsh

#StAndrewsDay
#Thanksgiving
#Outwith

Outwith

Revising my visa essay, applying for three more years here, I read my own scribbled words

Scottish Poetry Library

Reading a report* and found the telltale sign it’s been written by someone from Scotland then reviewed by someone not.
“…value generated out with each study area…”
#outwith #scots 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

*appendix 19.1 of an EIA

Word Search Puzzle 389

Word List : #hedging #flaser #soother #gyttja #bando #wifekin #auchlet #hydremic #outwith #repeat #admrx #lang #dindles #scoop #tackle #flites #bergfall #klaxon

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