A comprehensive reference and lending collection of work by Scottish poets in Gaelic, Scots and English, plus the work of British and international poets. Stock includes books, tapes, videos, news cuttings and magazines. Borrowing is free to all. Also available is an online catalogue and computer index to poetry and poetry periodicals. There is a membership scheme costing 15 annually.
Members receive a newsletter and other benefits and support the library.
A network of over 250 women poets, established and lesser known, aged from late thirties upwards. Aims to develop and promote women's poetry especially among those who wish to realise their latent ability. Publishes a newsletter, runs an annual poetry competition, holds residential workshops, readings and co-operates with established poetry publishers to produce anthologies of women's work. It was founded in 1991 by four poets with first hand experience of the mental health system. Survivors community outreach work provides training and performance workshops and publishing projects.