Brian Whittingham: Provost pays tribute to Tannahill Makar

Renfrewshire’s Provost Lorraine Cameron has paid tribute to Makar Brian Whittingham who passed away last week. Brian was appointed as the Tannahill Makar in 2018 to write poems marking important events in the local area. As part of his role he worked with schools, libraries and community groups to encourage interest in poetry, often... Read More

A Renfrewshire Ramble

By Brian Whittingham Along the path beside the river Cart I saunter down 50 years of memory, you keeping me company. We pass the remains of Tam Mulgrew’s golf range the fairway overgrown with gnarled bushes, its meshed perimeter fence hanging like abandoned cobwebs. These days, I can’t hear, the ‘ting ting ting’ of approaching... Read More

Interview: Brian Whittingham

Brian Whittingham is the recently-appointed Renfrewshire Makar. Peter Ross accompanied him on a poetic perambulation. Bunnet pulled low against the wind off the water, his one good ear alert for the passing muse, Brian Whittingham, shipbuilder turned poet, leads the way along the riverbank to a boundary of his realm. We pass oystercatchers, joggers... Read More