Wild Goose Publications

30/05/2026

What does it mean to truly listen?

Inspired by Yahia Lababidi's beautiful collection What Remains To Be Said, we recently wrote Learning to Listen for the Iona Community website and eCoracle. The article explores listening as a spiritual practice, and why it matters now more than ever.

"Self is a labyrinth, at the heart of which sits Spirit, hoping to be found.

Jane Darroch Riley reflects on how, in an age of endless commentary, constant updates and shrinking attention spans, there is something quietly radical about a sentence that asks us to stop and reflect.

27/05/2026

25/05/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/25/poetry-students-gaza-palestine-glasgow-university-alison-phipps

Two new poetry collections tackle themes of trauma, exile, resistance and love amid conflict in Gaza

25/05/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/25/poetry-students-gaza-palestine-glasgow-university-alison-phipps

We are delighted to see this story in the Guardian today featuring our recent publications:
https://www.ionabooks.com/product/folding-a-river/ and

https://www.ionabooks.com/product/lets-throw-away-war-pdf-download/

If you missed our online event with these gifted young poets who joined us from Gaza, you can watch or listen to it over on our YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4EsQKageVI&list=PLRThLS7eSOCawJG91IgofZjJGOvGgei_a&index=1

11/05/2026

Jane Darroch Riley reflects on the significance of the book covers of two recent Wild Goose Publications by Alison Phipps and Tawona Sitholé.

07/05/2026

Not a request.
A refusal to disappear.

From Let’s Throw Away War: Voices from Gaza — out now.
Download available here:
https://www.ionabooks.com/product/lets-throw-away-war-pdf-download/

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05/05/2026

Poetry travels where people can’t.
Let’s Throw Away War: Voices from Gaza — out now.

The collection is available to download here:
https://www.ionabooks.com/product/lets-throw-away-war-pdf-download/

Artwork

04/05/2026

Voices from Gaza (PDF download) Nazmi Al-Masri & Alison Phipps (eds),
The collection is available to download here:
https://www.ionabooks.com/.../lets-throw-away-war-pdf.../
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03/05/2026

Last week we were proud to announce the publication of Let’s Throw Away War . Voices from Gaza (PDF download) Nazmi Al-Masri & Alison Phipps (eds), over the next few days we will be sharing small extracts from these powerful poems.

The collection is available to download here:
https://www.ionabooks.com/product/lets-throw-away-war-pdf-download/

Artwork

01/05/2026

Something for the weekend!

There’s something special about hearing a writer talk about their work in their own words, and this is one not to miss.
Join acclaimed novelist Margaret Elphinstone in conversation at the Wigtown Spring Weekend 2026—

📅 Saturday 2 May, 1:30pm
📍 County Buildings, Wigtown

If you’ve ever been quietly transported by Margaret's writing, this is your chance to step a little closer to the mind behind it.
And if you’d like to read more ahead of the event (or revisit her work afterwards), you can explore her titles with us here:
📚 https://bit.ly/4tBzT42

🎟️ Tickets: https://tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/events/spring-weekend-2026/margaret-elphinstone-in-conver

https://tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/events/spring-weekend-2026/margaret-elphinstone-in-conver