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WRITING

Bobby is a poet and a songwriter. He is the Poet in Residence at his local RSPB in Lochwinnoch, from where he gets a fair chunk of his inspiration. His poetry and songs are reflective and contemplative in nature, and draw on his love of the natural landscapes of Scotland and his love of wildlife and mountains.

His book Lots of Things was released in 2023. He is currently studying for a degree in Creative Writing with the Open University.

His current writing and music project encompasses the life and works of Alexander Wilson; son of Renfrewshire, Poet and Father of American Ornithology.

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Child in the Growing Old by Bobby Motherwell

My second book of poetry.

Released in June 2025 by Seahorse Publications, and available to NOW.

“Motherwell’s collection is cinematic and reflective. His deep love for the natural world glisters throughout these intimate poems. Fusing geology, history, and community, Motherwell reminds us that the sting and soothe can co-exist, a footpath apart. These are poems to hunker down with again and again."

Morag Anderson

Poet

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Image by Scott Webb

Lochwinnoch: Birds, Words and Wetlands by Bobby Motherwell

I spent 2 years as the Poet in Residence at the RSPB in Lochwinnoch. This book of Photographs and Poetry is a record and a reflection of my time spent in this beautiful environment, a place that I knew and grew to know even more deeply as a place that nourishes and immerses the self in the beauty of the natural world.

Released in December 2025 and available to NOW.

“His poems are playful and poignant, often exploring the paradox of stillness and perpetual motion, of resiliency and renewal, which abounds in nature, and which proves a powerful metaphor for the human experience."

Matthew Halley

Assistant Curator of Birds, Delaware Museum of Science and Nature

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Image by Scott Webb

Lots of Things by Bobby Motherwell

A book of reflective words, pictures and memories written before, during and after lockdown.

Released in January 2023 and available to NOW.

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