Poems written about Blantyre and / or by people from Blantyre including myself
The largest collection of online Poems by Blantyre folks, all in one place. Some of these are copyrighted and not permitted to appear in books, including our own. The best Blantyre poetry book that would be hard to ever surpass, can be bought locally and goes by the name of “Changing Places”.
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by J Bartholomew
David Livingstone – by J Bartholomew x1
by Callaghan, Andy
The Race – by Andy Callaghan x1
by Connor, Helen
‘I remember the Blantir’ by Helen Connor x1
by Cornfield, Jimmy
The Old Original Mob – by Jimmy Cornfield x1
Andrew Little’s Rolls – by Jimmy Cornfield x1
Collierers every wan – by Jimmy Cornfield x1
“The Dandy” – by Jimmy Cornfield x1
“Baby Boo” – by Jimmy Cornfield x1
“The Rapper Up Man” by Jimmy Cornfield x1
“The Boathouse” by Jimmy Cornfield x1
“Boundary” by Jimmy Cornfield x1
“A Collier’s Laddie” by Jimmy Cornfield x1
“Church of St Joseph’s” by Jimmy Cornfield x1
“Childhood Memories of Blantyre” by Jimmy Cornfield x1
“Born in Blantyre” by Jimmy Cornfield x1
“Fae Blantyre tae Glesga” by Jimmy Cornfield x1
“Field of the Holy men” by James Cornfield x1
“Blantyre Priory” by James Cornfield x1
“House by the Mill in the Meadow” by James Cornfield x1
“Tressa McGuigan” by James Cornfield x1
by Corrie, Joe
The Gaffer – by Joe Corrie x1
by Cummiskey, Brian
Up the Cawther – by Brian Cummiskey x1
My Memory took me – by Brian Cummiskey x1
Rosendale (when we were young) – by Brian Cummiskey x1
by Davner, Catherine
Suited and Booted – by Catherine Davner x1
by Duncan, Margaret Bowie
“Miss Annie Wilson” by Margaret Bowie Duncan x1
by James Graham
My Christian Mother – by James Graham x1
My Childhood Games – by James Graham x1
by John Graham
“The Trap” by John Graham x1
by J Hastie
Wet 1903 by Mr John Hastie
by Henry, Mr. D
“We Miss you”, by D Henry x1
by Holman, Mr. William
“Father was a Miner” x1
by Hughes, TA
“Kirkton Park Present & Correct sir!” by TA Hughes x2
by Marieskind, Linda
“Nessie ma ain Skuil” by Linda Margaret Mackie-Marieskind x1
by McLaughlin, John
“The Blantyre Saint” by John McLaughlin x1
by Mitchell, James
Remembrance Day by James Mitchell x1
by Moore, Mr. Joseph
A Smoke – by Joe Moore x1
by Park, William
“Our Captain” by William Park x1
by Peg o the Caur
“My own penny fare” by Peg o the caur x1
by Penman, Tom
Auchinraith Pit Disaster by Tom Penman x2
by Semple, Drew
“For the Better” by Drew Semple x1
by Sharp, William
“My Worldy Goods” by William Sharpx1
by Smith, James
“Kid a Summer”, by James Smith x1
“Blantyre Bike Memories” by James Smith x1
by Sneddon, Jane
“The Lamentation of Jane Sneddon”x1
by Stewart, Tommy
“The Colossus”, David Crawford x1
by Stirling, Sophie (and her dad)
“Bonnie Blantyre” – x1
by John Stuthers
“Unknown poem” x1
“Another Unknown poem” x1
“Calder Water” x1
by Tait, Robert
“The Blantyre Explosion” by Robert Tait x1
by Veverka, Paul
“Gas Lighter John”, by Paul Veverka x1
“Greenhall Fondly Remembered” by Paul Veverka x1
“Blantyre Born ‘an Bred” by Paul Veverka
“The Milheugh Bridges” by Paul Veverka x1
“Redlees – our new green space” by Paul Veverkax1
“Ah miss thae days” by Paul Veverka
“The Return ‘o Spirit” by Paul Veverka x1
“Winter’s Fate” by Paul Veverka x1
“Blantyre Relatives” by Paul Veverka x1
“A lassie fae Blantir” by Paul Veverka x1
“Tae Absent Souls” by Paul Veverka x1
“Happy Easter Blantyre” by Paul Veverka x1
“Blantyre’s Christmas Past” by Paul Veverka x1
“Glasgow Road Tenements” by Paul Veverka x1
by Whelan, Jimmy
“When we were wee” by Jimmy Whelan x1
“Sola Juvet Virtus” by Jimmy Whelan x3
“The Blantyre Grace” by Jimmy Whelan x1
“The Exile” by Jimmy Whelan x1
“Wee Tyre Fly” by Jimmy Whelan x1
“Oor Toon” by Jimmy Whelan x1
“Absent Friends” by Jimmy Whelan x1
by Unknown
The Hermits Cave x1
Heavenward x1
An Inventory – Wull the Ranter x1
Blantyre – by unknown
by AuchenWarlock
The Blantyre Ghost – 1901 x1
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