Tickets are now available for the final, homecoming performance of Maiden Mother Mage: Sat 3rd October, 7pm St Mary's Church, Haddington, East Lothian All details in the link... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maiden-mot... @amsouth.bsky.social

Maiden Mother Mage

A poetic reimagining of 6th century Lothian princess Thaney (St Teneu), daughter of Loth of Traprain Law. Written by Rebecca Sharp

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On grassroots creative practice, writing & teaching. Written for @energy-ethics.bsky.social who provided sponsorship for the group in its first couple of years. Part 1: energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/artist-in-re... Part 2: energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/artist-in-re... ✍️🌿

We’re glad to announce the online launch of ‘Firth’ by Garry MacKenzie, on July 30th (7.30pm): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau... Garry will be in conversation with @rebeccasharp.bsky.social (fellow poet/dynamo) 🌊 More on ‘Firth’ at: irishpages.org/product/firt... @vickymackenzie.bsky.social

With StAnza, I'm leading a Poetry Walk on Wed 29th July in Glenrothes. 2pm-3.30pm. Meet at the entrance to Rothes Halls Library (start & finish). Of course there's a hippo poem... Free - with booking required: form.jotform.com/261813000392... Other enquiries: stanza@stanzapoetry.org

Save the date! /// Maiden Mother Mage returns for one final, homecoming performance: Sat 3rd Oct 7pm, St Mary's Kirk in Haddington, East Lothian. Mhairi Watt as 'Maiden/Thaney' joins Taylor Dyson (Mother), Heather Cochrane (Mage) and Alex South (music). www.rebeccajoysharp.com/maiden-mothe...

I'll be reading & talking about Maiden Mother Mage as part of this event: Untold Stories: Women’s Conversations ~ 28 March at 7pm at The Webster Memorial Theatre, Arbroath. Great panel lineup! Free, with booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/untold-sto...

Untold Stories - Women's Conversation

Join host Taylor Dyson for a powerful and thought-provoking conversation, an inspiring panel of women dedicated to sharing Untold Stories.

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I'm reading *this* Friday - 6th Feb - at Blether, hosted by @elfiepicket.bsky.social New time & venue for this one: 6pm at the Steps Theatre, Central Library, Wellgate, Dundee. I'll be reading some Long Field Loop, and some new ones, fresh out the oven...

The Carrying Stream is a new podcast for Scottish words and ideas – long-form conversations with writers, scholars, poets and artists. 🎙️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Episode 0 is now live, alongside the first three full conversations. pod.link/1865430519

The Glasgow Cathedral performance of Maiden Mother Mage is on sale now (Glasgow Cathedral Festival): Thurs 18 Sept, 7pm. www.gcfestival.com/events/event-2

Event 2 / Maiden Mother Mage — Glasgow Cathedral Festival

From forgotten princess to fabled mother of Glasgow, step into a poetic reimagining of the legend of Thaney in MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE. Written and directed by playwright Rebecca Sharp, this powerful tale ...

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The book of Maiden Mother Mage is available now, from Matecznik Press. The full text, with artwork by Frances Law. Includes endnotes and other treats for the magpies among us, as documentation of the performances and project as a whole. www.matecznikpress.com/new.../maide...

Performances of Maiden Mother Mage at Culross Abbey this week ahead (17-19 July) are nearly sold out! If you haven't booked yet, tickets are available for the closing show - Saturday 19th, 7pm - which includes a final toast to Thaney with our MMM herbal tea... www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...

Part 2 of my interview with @krishughes.bsky.social - on Thaney & my new work Maiden Mother Mage. Performances in Culross (Fife) in July, Glasgow in September. Thanks again to Kris, and do check out her classes & courses on Celtic myth & poetry. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4mX...

History, Poetry & Consent with Rebecca Sharp

YouTube video by Kris Hughes

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Maiden Mother Mage /// Performances at Culross Abbey (Fife) are on sale now, £7 / £10 / £15 (Eventbrite): www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot... Both performances on Saturday 19th July (2pm & 7pm) will be interpreted into BSL by @lisalibsl.bsky.social

Part 1 of this fantastic chat with @krishughes.bsky.social - about all things Thaney; Maiden Mother Mage, landscape and language, poetry and Celtic myth. I strongly recommend Kris' own work in this area - links in the video. And look out for Part 2 coming soon... www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1BR...

Thaney - Maiden Mother Mage

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Lovely big feature on Thaney & Maiden Mother Mage in the new summer issue of Historic Scotland's members' magazine. Great news for overlooked female historical figures! And for the performances... Culross in July (booking now), Glasgow in September. See you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...

For your summer diary... ☀️ SONNETS FOR THE MUSE // Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Edinburgh, 26 July. With @amandayatesgarcia.bsky.social & me ⚡ Ritual-crafting with the sonnet as our vessel of choice. Sigils, candle-dressing & carving. Plus hanging out with the absolute dreamboat that is AYG! 💓

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'She’s completely written out the record': Writer highlighting Saint Thaney

Rebecca Sharp is retelling the life of Saint Thaney, a woman who is part of Culross and Scottish history.

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Delighted that my poem 'Pain perdu' has been Commended in the @magmapoetry.bsky.social Competition, Judge's Prize. Thanks to Magma & judge Amy Acre. All poems in the forthcoming Summer edition. ⚡

Magma Poetry@magmapoetry.bsky.social · last yr.

We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2024/25 Poetry Competition! Magma holds two poetry competitions each year: the Judge’s Prize for poems of 11 to 50 lines, which was judged this year by Amy Acre, & the Editors’ Prize for poems up to 10 lines, judged by a panel of Magma editors...

A lovely thing - @foolishfishbooks.bsky.social recently featured SONNETS FOR THE MUSE, the workshop I'm giving with @amandayatesgarcia.bsky.social, in one of his videos. Thanks Denis! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu0s... SONNETS info & booking (Edinburgh 26 July): www.rebeccajoysharp.com/sonnets-for-...

MOST Anticipated Occult Books and Events - 27 February 2025

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Booking is now open for MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE at Culross Abbey, Fife: 17-19 July. A poetic reimagining of Thaney (St Teneu / Enoch) - princess, outcast, legend... www.rebeccajoysharp.com/maiden-mothe... Heaven is a group project. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot... @creativescots.bsky.social

MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE 🔔 thanks to funding from Creative Scotland, performances of my new work will take place at Culross Abbey (Fife) in July & Glasgow Cathedral in September. Re-telling Tenew/Thaney, with @amsouth.bsky.social (score) & Frances Law (artwork). www.rebeccajoysharp.com/maiden-mothe...

ENERGY IN MOTION, 8-10 June conference with @energy-ethics.bsky.social (St Andrews) - where I was AiR, through which I wrote Long Field Loop. Exploring emotional entanglements of climate crisis. *Paid* contribution across the arts, deadline 13 Feb. ➡️ energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/energy-in-mo...

Ritual, poetry and invocation for the times we're in - a collaborative workshop with myself & Amanda Yates Garcia, the Oracle of LA. Sat 26th July in Edinburgh. *Early Bird booking until 20th March* www.rebeccajoysharp.com/sonnets-for-...

We need new + better loops... ➰ A new 2-day LOOPSHOP, 5-6 April at Comrie Art Hut. Walking, mapping + poetry exploring various expressions of time, energy + ecology; cycles, patterns, overlaps; disruption + repair. comriearthut.com/short-worksh... With support from @energy-ethics.bsky.social ➰

A few spaces to join us in January ✨️ www.offtherailsarthouse.com/event/off-th...

Should rivers have rights? Pleased to see Who Owns the Clyde? expanding their citizens' investigation 🌊 @louisewelsh00.bsky.social @judebarber.bsky.social petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...

Petition: Grant Scottish rivers, including the River Clyde, the legal right to personhood

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to grant the River Clyde, and potentially other rivers in Scotland, the legal right to personhood by: * adopting the Universal Decla...

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Photos from a recce for a wee shoot I'm hoping to do soon as part of a poetry film project with @rebeccasharp.bsky.social and @amsouth.bsky.social The sculpture is The Bridge by the late Ron Martin. Original title "Bridging the Gap Between..." Thanks to Botanic Gardens Dundee for allowing access.

Off the Rails Writing Group returns! Ladybank, Fife. Blocks of 5 fortnightly sessions, in-person. Starts 20 Jan. See 🔗 *Three spaces* open for this Block. "...it's taking my writing to exciting new places." "I am finally finding my writing voice..." www.offtherailsarthouse.com/event/off-th...

This Sunday (1 Dec): Riddling the Ash, 2-4pm GMT on Zoom. A Creative Alchemy workshop, prodding the embers and spying the sparks. 2025 is a Hermit year. Sticks and cloaks at the ready. Info & contact: www.rebeccajoysharp.com/creativealch...

Rounding off the year's Long Field Loop readings: Shore Poets & @tapsalteerie.bsky.social - Edin, Thurs 28 Nov. AKA it's this week.