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Andrew Williamson is a Scottish-based poet and writer whose collections explore emotional geography, loss and place. Professionally, he is a democratic strategist, helping parliaments and governments redesign how they become effective in the digital age.

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Featured publications

  • Unwhispered legacy The Unwhispered Legacy anthology is the first anthology published by The Book Bag X Write Here, Right Now. Inside the pages of this debut anthology, […]
  • AI in the public sector: Navigating Responsible Adoption AI in the Public Sector is a practitioner-friendly resource for leaders who need to move beyond AI hype and actually make it work in real […]
  • Through salt-heavy seas Poems that navigate the emotional geography of displacement and belonging Through salt-heavy seas weaves together the coastlines of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Scottish Highlands and […]
  • My place on this earth Passion and scandal collide at the heart of Scottish politics Paul McInnes moved to London twenty years ago for work and adventure. When his wife […]

Latest poems

I share draft poems mostly on BlueSky, often for the #PoemsAbout #PromptCombo prompts.

  • We follow the drove roads in late summer
  • On a faded polaroid
  • Overlooking Loch Fyne
  • Calanais
  • We are selkies on the first day of summer

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Urban Badger Collective

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Democratise

IPU Centre for Innovation in Parliament

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More about my work on parliaments, participation & democratic innovation here…

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