Elizabeth Rimmer is a poet, editor and occasional translator who is widely published in magazines and online. She is influenced by her experience of growing and using herbs, producing a modern translation of the Old English Charm of Nine Herbs in 2017, and a pamphlet with Roncadora Press called Charms for the Healing of Grief in 2023.
Elizabeth Rimmer has published four collections of poetry with Red Squirrel Press, Wherever We Live Now, (2011), The Territory of Rain, (2015), and Haggards (2018), and The Well of the Moon (2021). She has edited nineteen full poetry collections and eight pamphlets for Red Squirrel Press, and anthologies for the Federation of Writers (Scotland) and the Scottish Writers Centre. She is a member of the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics, and runs the ecopoetry discussion website Ceasing Never.
Latest Blog Posts
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Some Geekery
There are fewer gaps on those shelves now, and I’ve even reached the point of adding layers, but what are you going to do when the world is full of interesting people writing so much inspiring stuff? One of the main reasons for reviving tis blog was so I could point anyone who might be…
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Speaking Beings
I am fairly sure that my understanding of Melanie Klein’s definition of humans as speaking beings is superficial, and I may well have taken it in a completely unwarranted direction, but the notion that humans are meant to communicate, that we derive our sense of purpose and direction and meaning from a dialogue with our…
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Haunting – Living in Ancient Landscapes
This landscape is, to be frank, no more – or less – ancient than the rest of Britain. And, given the fact that the house we live in is less than ten years old and building the estate is still going on, you might think this should be designated a brand new landscape, but I’ve…
Upcoming Events
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Reading in Stonehaven
I will be at the Wee Gaitherin Festival in Stonehaven, which describes itself thus: Three days of readings will take place from Thursday-Saturday August 1-3 in the main function hall at Number 44 Hotel, Allardice Street, in the Market Square. The events will feature poets ranging from the renowned to the unknown, and from twenty-somethings…
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Balloch Open Mic
I am very excited to announce this upcoming event: Balloch Open Mic—Elizabeth Rimmer as headliner I’ll be reading some old poems but also some of the newer Mercury poems. 06 May 2024. The Balloch HouseBalloch Road, Balloch, G83 8LQ start at 7pm promptly. The event will also feature Stanzalone Poetry from Auchterarder. Stanzalone Poetry is…
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New Platform for Newsletter
I have moved to the Buttondown platform for my newsletter to avoid the abuse of AI, so I would like to ask all subscribers to sign up again. I am planning to make the newsletters more regular, but no more than once every six weeks or so, and to be the chief place for new…