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Be the First to Like this

Author: Colin Waters

Publisher: Vagabound Voices Pub Limited

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781908251350

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Throw a stone in Edinburgh or Glasgow today and you'll hit a poet. The Scottish spoken word scene has exploded, reaching a level of popularity last seen in the late 1970s, another era, coincidentally, when the issue of Scottish self-determination was in the air. A generation of poets has emerged who have grown up in an age of change, political and technological, with the internet providing them not only with new ways of sharing writing - through their websites, podcasts, Twitter - but also in some cases with a subject too. It's a scene where you are just as liable to encounter ancient gods as you are video game characters. This book is a survey, a yearbook, a celebration, and a promise of things to come.


My Heart’s in the Highlands

My Heart’s in the Highlands

Author: Gaby Morgan

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Published: 2021-05-13

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1529048753

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My Heart’s In the Highlands: Classic Scottish Poems is a glorious celebration of poetry and verse by the greatest classic Scottish poets, and introduced by the acclaimed poet John Glenday. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. The poems in this collection are selected by editor, Gaby Morgan. With poems from famous Scottish writers such as Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Mary Queen of Scots herself there is plenty here to enjoy and inspire. The collection roams across so many aspects of Scottish life and culture; its landscape and its history, its people and its celebrations. It’s a country that has always inspired poets to write about love, nature and heritage, and to reflect on the important things of life.


100 Favourite Scottish Poems

100 Favourite Scottish Poems

Author: Stewart Conn

Publisher: Luath Press Ltd

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781905222612

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Scotland has a long history of producing outstanding poetry. From the humblest but-and-ben to the grandest castle, the nation had a great tradition of celebration and commemoration through poetry. 100 favourite Scottish poems - incorporating the nation's best-loved poems as selected in a BBC Scotland listeners poll - ranges from the ballads of Burns from Proud Maisie to The Queen of Sheba, and from Cuddle Doon to The Jeelie Piece Song.


A Year of Scottish Poems

A Year of Scottish Poems

Author: Gaby Morgan

Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books

Published: 2020-04-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781529008258

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An inspiring anthology of the best of Scottish poetry to keep you company for every day of your life.A Scottish Poem for Every Day of the Year is a glorious collection of 366 poems compiled by Gaby Morgan. Reflecting the changing seasons and marking key dates in the Scottish calendar - from Burns Night to the Edinburgh Hogmanay - these poems are powerful, thoughtful, and will give you a new reason to love Scotland every day of the year.This collection is bursting at the seams with the strongest voices in Scottish poetry: Robert Burns, George Mackay Brown and Sir Walter Scott sit alongside Liz Lockhead, Don Paterson and Jackie Kay to deliver magic on every page that lasts a whole year!


The Road North

The Road North

Author: Ken Cockburn

Publisher:

Published: 2014-10-15

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781848613584

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the road north is a word-map of Scotland, composed by Alec Finlay & Ken Cockburn as they travel through their homeland, guided by the Japanese poet Basho, whose Osu-no-Hosomichi (Narrow Road to the Deep North) is one of the masterpieces of travel literature. Ken and Alec left Edo (Edinburgh) on May 16, 2010 - the very same date that Basho and his companion Sora departed in 1689 - and on their return, on May 16, 2011, they published 53 collaborative audio & visual poems describing the landscapes they had seen and the people they had met.


Modern Scottish Women Poets

Modern Scottish Women Poets

Author: Dorothy McMillan

Publisher: Birlinn Limited

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9781841955261

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This invaluable collection traces the work of nearly a hundred writers over one of the most eventful periods in Scottish literary history. An extensive introduction sets the scene for the growth of women writers from Scotland throughout the whole of the twentieth century. With over 200 poems—from Naomi Jackson, Carol Ann Duffy, Dilys Rose, Kathleen Jamie, Meg Bateman, Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead and many others—this collection celebrates the exceptional power and range of Scottish women poets.


The Wrecking Light

The Wrecking Light

Author: Robin Robertson

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 0547483333

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A new collection of poetry by acclaimed UK poet Robin Robertson


Waterlight

Waterlight

Author: Kathleen Jamie

Publisher:

Published: 2007-03-20

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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A collection of verse by the Scottish poet explores gender, nature, landscape, and nationhood.