Julie McNeill
@JulieMcNeill1
Storyteller @cchangescotland Editor @drunkmusepoetry @poets_republic Gaffer @hampdeners Poet @SMFC_CF Author @jkpbooks @LuathPress @tippermuirbooks
‘maybe, just maybe I’m trying to find the beauty in this harsh and unfair world’ Wow! @DyslexiaScotlan brilliant stuff Lexie 🙌🏻
Escape for a moment in Lexie's captivating poem. dyslexiascotland.org.uk/escape/ @ByLeavesWeLive @JulieMcNeill1
Great review by Jim Aitken. Come along and hear work from this anthology shared at @ByLeavesWeLive on 11th August with readings from Moe Moussa from Gaza Poets Society, @drunkmusepoetry editors Neil Young, Hugh McMillan and Julie McNeill & more 👇🏻 eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-are-not-n…
A stunning review by SPEN board member, Jim Aitken, of the remarkable book, We Are not Numbers. A collection of work by young writers from #Gaza, Aitken rightly describes it as 'the most important book of the year'. (1) bit.ly/458DaxP
Nazaret Ranea writes of her journey from being one of the Scottish Poetry Library's Young Makars to having her first poetry collection published by Drunk Muse Press. scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/07/my-jou…
"You must look inside of its nostrils - two caves forming tornadoes" . . . We love this poem - 'To Write About a Black Horse' - from Nazaret Ranea's debut collection 'Nettles', available as of July 28th. Pre-order now for £8.50 (£10 thereafter) from drunkmusepress.com
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International poetry from Drunk Muse Press . . . we're delighted to announce a new book (110 pages) by celebrated Greek poet Angelos Kouros. Pre-order 'A way to summer' and 'I swear to you on the mountain', two volumes in one for £10 (£12.50 as of Aug) drunkmusepress.com
Just 15 hours after this Palestinian child shared this reel of himself playing in the water, capturing a small moment of relief and joy in Gaza amidst a genocide, Israel announced a complete ban on Palestinian access to the sea. @ ashraf_almajaida on IG
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | WE ARE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL by @JulieMcNeill1 Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Scottish football with this poetic masterpiece, accompanied by mesmerizing photography by @CampbellRamage. @LuathPress 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/we-ar…
International poetry from Drunk Muse Press . . . we're delighted to announce a new book (110 pages) by celebrated Greek poet Angelos Kouros. Pre-order 'A way to summer' and 'I swear to you on the mountain', two volumes in one for £10 (£12.50 as of Aug) drunkmusepress.com
It’s on its way!!! Off to the printers for Love Goes North. Get yours here amzn.eu/d/4Bb4UA2 or here luath.co.uk/products/love-…
✨SCOTLANDSFEST 2025✨ 👤 @JulieMcNeill1 📍St Columba's by the Castle, Edinburgh 📆 6 August ⏰ 1:30pm 🎟 buff.ly/Eg6Vd9R #EdinburghWhatsOn #ScotlandsFest25 #Fringe #EdinburghFringe
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | A MOST UNSUITABLE GAME, edited by @KJ61, @FionaSkillen,@JulieMcNeill1 🏴 A celebration of the history of women's football in Scotland through short stories, poems and interviews @MostUnsuitable @TippermuirBooks 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/a-mos…
The Venn diagram of football fans and poetry just expanded a little. Lucky to get an advance review copy of this beezer. World Cup poems charting Scotland’s mis(adventures) by the talented @walshythebolshy Coming soon…not to be missed. ⚽️
Our thanks to Makar Peter Mackay for this great endorsement of Nazaret Ranea’s debut ‘Nettles’. Nazaret was part of @ByLeavesWeLive Next Generation Young Makars Programme and blew us all away at @weegaitherin @drunkmusepoetry are proud to publish this stunning debut.
Coming soon from Drunk Muse Press – Nettles, a superb debut collection by Nazaret Ranea. “These are poems that imagine much we are not ‘meant’ to see or feel . . . powerful poems, and unnerving ones” – Peter Mackay, Scotland’s Makar. "A true makar in the making" – The National
🥳🎉It's not every day an author dedicates a book to you. Gobsmacked, touched & delighted to be associated w/ Creatia! ♥️Team @DyslexiaMission have put out 3 new action-packed books 📚. Preorder here! 🔗@JKPBooks @JulieMcNeill1 @DekkoComics & @PaulHMcNeill
What a brilliant event tonight in Stewarton to talk about my book Following Sam. Thanks so much to the Booknook for hosting! Thanks @JulieMcNeill1 for being a wonderful chair of the event, and always great to catch up with the amazing Rose Reilly too!