Today's poem by Tom Leonard has been chosen by Head of Listening Service, Nicola James. A Summer’s Day Yir eyes ureha mean yirpirrit this weyah a thingk yirbyewtifl like ehmfactfact a thingk yirach a luvyi that’sthahtsjist thi wey it iz likethahts ehmaw ther iz ti say Tom Leonard (1944 – 2018) Comedian Janey Godley’s affectionate satirical dubbing of the First Minister’s COVID19 up-dates in Glaswegian have been met with warmth and approval by Nicola Sturgeon herself. ‘If you want to know what I’m really thinking, watch Janey Godley’ The Glaswegian poet, Tom Leonard, was a keen jazz fan and ‘A Summer’s Day’ probably puts better than most the vibrancy of what’sleft luminous and abiding in this strangely pared down time. A reluctant holder of title, he was none the less Professor of Creative Writing at Glasgow University alongside Alistair Gray and James Kelman. This article was published on 2024-06-24
