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These poems were written in 1998 due to a bereavement. My Uncle
Fraser, an unusual, talented and remarkable man by any standards,
passed away from cancer. These poems were written in the sure and
certain hope of meeting with him again in heaven, and also
celebrating the Highlands that we shared and loved.
These poems were written between 1997 and 2003. They evoke a strong
sense of Scottish history, on the land and at sea, in places
ranging from Aberdeen to Cromarty (the main setting, especially for
local stories such as Captain Reid's mermaid and the Sutors) and
further north into the Highlands. Although there is a heavy sense
of decay, in buildings, machines and people, this is due to the
passing of time. Only the landscape remains pure and undefiled. The
cover shows the ruins of Elgin Cathedral.
These poems build on the first volume of the same name in looking
at local history over the centuries. This one evokes the Pictish
(Iron Age and Early Medieval) culture, left behind in many richly
carved stones up and down the east of Scotland. Some of these still
stand in their original locations, some have been taken into the
care of museums, such as Groam House in Rosemarkie in the Black
Isle, where the author used to volunteer. The Rosemarkie Cross is
the pride of their collection. The second part of this volume looks
at Later Medieval history, up to the Battle of Flodden in 1513.
Throughout the collection, the past comes to life in vivid detail
as the seasons change, people live and die and nature is always
beautiful. The cover shows the Clava Cairns, a Bronze Age burial
ground outside Inverness.
These short stories powerfully evoke Scottish landscape, history
and architecture. With a keen sense of the past impacting on the
present, they are gripping and often moving. The author was a
winner of the WH Smith Young Writers' competition in 1991, judged
by then Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, and has wanted to publish a book
of his own short stories ever since. Some of these stories have
been previously published on www.cazart.co.uk. 'The News From
Moidart' was previously published in issue 6 of the magazine Random
Acts of Writing in 2007, 'We Are For The Dark' won third prize in a
writing competition run by the Isle of Mull-based newspaper Am
Muileach in 2007, and 'Ask For Me Tomorrow' was highly commended in
the Highlands and Islands' Short Story Association (HISSAC)
competition in 2008.
The year is 1903. The pioneering expedition led by Commander Robert
Falcon Scott, captaining the Discovery to the South Pole, is
already well-documented. For the first time, this narrative also
reveals that for two men aboard the ship, Dr Edward Wilson and
Louis Bernacchi, it becomes a voyage of self-discovery in their
encounters with aliens and possible futures.
This is a collection of haiku in praise of a bumblebee species
native to Scotland, bombus lapidaries, so it seemed apt to render
it in Scots. The poems alternate between Scots and English, the
latter roughly translations of the former, following the four
seasons.
These poems are for the comfort of a friend, who suffered the loss
of her son from cancer. The writer has borrowed themes from CS
Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia to create empathic and uplifting themes
reflecting on Jesus' ultimate victory over all death and sadness.
'The light shines in the darkness...The true light that gives light
to every man was coming into the world.' (John 1: 5,9)
These poems celebrate the lives of bees, which bring joy in many
subtle ways into our lives, pollinating flowers and making honey,
and bringing variety to our insect world. They have been revered
for this since ancient times, and long may they continue to do so.
These haiku commemorate the visit of a long-term dear friend to the
author's part of the world. It was a delight to share his country's
art, culture, heritage and walks with her. The cover shows
Rosemarkie Bay in the Black Isle, where they enjoyed a memorable
and artistic walk together.
These haiku celebrate winter, a time of warm fires on short, bright
days, challenged by darkness and the cold, which comes in various
stages of cruelty. The day of the steam train in history was
similarly short, but warmed the hearts of many while it lasted.
These haiku offer an intense Gothic celebration of summer. There
are portraits of four separate graveyards in the Highlands;
interspersed with evocations of the light and beauty of the Summer
Isles; standing stones at the Clava Cairns just outside Inverness,
and Callanish in Lewis; the memory of Somerled, a twelfth-century
Norse-Gaelic warrior who ruled the Western Isles; and the crumbling
of sandcastles on the last Bank Holiday of August.
Autumn is the best of seasons, combining the last colourful
flourishes of summer with the chilly onset of winter. These short
poems celebrate the fall of summer, the shortening of the days and
the approaching realism of winter. The colour red is also at its
most vibrant and meaningful in autumn.
These poems build on the first volume of the same name in looking
at local history over the centuries. This one evokes the Pictish
(Iron Age and Early Medieval) culture, left behind in many richly
carved stones up and down the east of Scotland. Some of these still
stand in their original locations, some have been taken into the
care of museums, such as Groam House in Rosemarkie in the Black
Isle, where the author used to volunteer. The Rosemarkie Cross is
the pride of their collection. The second half looks at Later
Medieval history, up to the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Throughout
the collection, the past comes to life in vivid detail as the
seasons change, people live and die and nature is always beautiful.
The front cover shows the ruins of Beauly Priory.
These poems were written in 1998 due to a bereavement. My Uncle
Fraser, an unusual, talented and remarkable man by any standards,
passed away from cancer. These poems were written in the sure and
certain hope of meeting with him again in heaven, and also
celebrating the Highlands that we shared and loved.
These poems were written between 1997 and 2003. They evoke a strong
sense of Scottish history, on the land and at sea, in places
ranging from Aberdeen to Cromarty (the main setting, especially for
local stories such as Captain Reid's mermaid and the Sutors) and
further north into the Highlands. Although there is a heavy sense
of decay, in buildings, machines and people, this is due to the
passing of time. Only the landscape remains pure and undefiled.
These short stories powerfully evoke Scottish landscape, history
and architecture. With a keen sense of the past impacting on the
present, they are gripping and often moving. The author was a
winner of the WH Smith Young Writers' competition in 1991, judged
by then Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, and has wanted to publish a book
of his own short stories ever since. Some of these stories have
been previously published on www.cazart.co.uk. 'The News From
Moidart' was previously published in issue 6 of the magazine Random
Acts of Writing in 2007, 'We Are For The Dark' won third prize in a
writing competition run by the Isle of Mull-based newspaper Am
Muileach in 2007, and 'Ask For Me Tomorrow' was highly commended in
the Highlands and Islands' Short Story Association (HISSAC)
competition in 2008.
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