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there'll be nae cries o misery jist the creakin soun o openin doors
- Read these poems and be inspired. In the wake of the 1979
Devolution Referendum, followed by the impact of Thatcherite
policies on Scottish society, many Scottish writers and
intellectuals began articulating the distinctiveness of Scottish
literary, cultural, social and political traditions and outlooks.
Some joined popular political campaigns, from opposing the Poll-Tax
and Trident to the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly, which led to a
Scottish Parliament. Many now look forward to new possibilities for
the future with more confidence in the value and importance of our
country's culture and politics, as these poems reveal. Whatever the
outcome of Scotland's Independence Referendum on 18 September 2014,
a better Scotland is possible. Across every aspect of life in
Scotland - housing, inequality, life expectancy, health, education,
crime, sectarianism, localism and more - we all know that a better
Scotland is possible. And then there's Trident. And the Bedroom
Tax. And the Democratic Deficit. And on it goes.
A Rug of a Thousand Colours is an exploratory project between a
Palestinian poet who is now a resident in Scotland and an
established Scottish poet. The poems explore Tessa and Iyad’s
personal responses to the Five Pillars of Islam. Although from
different backgrounds the two poets form a dialogue which is
interwoven throughout the poems and creates a vivid tapestry of
ideas surrounding the Five Pillars of Islam. Each poet translates
the other’s work so that each poem is presented in English and in
Arabic.
there’ll be nae cries o misery jist the creakin soun o openin
doors Read these poems and be inspired. In the wake of the 1979
Devolution Referendum, followed by the impact of Thatcherite
policies on Scottish society, many Scottish writers and
intellectuals began articulating the distinctiveness of Scottish
literary, cultural, social and political traditions and outlooks.
Some joined popular political campaigns, from opposing the Poll-Tax
and Trident to the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly, which led to a
Scottish Parliament. Many now look forward to new possibilities for
the future with more confidence in the value and importance of our
country’s culture and politics, as these poems reveal. Whatever
the outcome of Scotland’s Independence Referendum on 18 September
2014, a better Scotland is possible. Across every aspect of life in
Scotland – housing, inequality, life expectancy, health,
education, crime, sectarianism, localism and more – we all know
that a better Scotland is possible. And then there’s Trident. And
the Bedroom Tax. And the Democratic Deficit. And on it goes.
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Finishing the Picture - Collected Poems (Paperback)
Ian Abbot; Edited by Richie McCaffery; Preface by Tessa Ransford; Foreword by Alexander Hutchison; Introduction by Richie McCaffery; Notes by …
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Ian Abbot's life was one devoted to poetry, but at the time of his
early death in 1989 he had published only one collection of poems.
To the complete text of that first book, 'Avoiding the Gods', this
new volume adds poems from Abbot's archives in the National Library
of Scotland - some carefully typed and preserved, destined for
publication, others found as drafts, handwritten in notebooks - and
those poems (ranging from Abbot's first appearance in the San
Franciscan counter-culture arts journal Kayak in 1968 to a long
standing relationship with Lines Review) published during the
poet's lifetime, but uncollected into book form. In his
Introduction, editor Richie McCaffery describes his aim as
two-fold: to address the abrupt end of Abbot's poetry and to
attempt to secure his reputation as a poet - to help to 'finish the
picture' of his life and work.
This new collection of work from Tessa Ransford is marked out by an
authentic and unique voice, honed through a lifetime of dedication
to her art. The cover photograph shows the author in 1981 when she
founded the School of Poets in Edinburgh.
Inspired by the rediscovery of an Urdu phrasebook, Ransford takes
the reader on a journey to explore the differences between
‘then’ and ‘now’, linking the reader to a world now lost to
most. These poems question what it is to be both British and
Indian, drawing on the author’s memories and experiences to
celebrate and uncover an ‘Indian’ self. This collection of
poems reveals the influences that have been formative over four
decades of Tessa Ransford’s writings.
Not Just Moonshine: New and Selected Poems has been compiled to
celebrate Tessa Ransford's seventieth birthday. This book chooses
poems from each of the last four decades. This selection makes
possible an overview of Tessa' development, styles and themes as a
poet. It represents a substantial body of work, from one of
Scotland's most consistently accomplished and engaging poets.
For the last thirty years, poet Tessa Ransford has lived in view of
Arthur's Seat and Holyrood Park. Drawing on the paradox of variety
within stability as the landscape changes, yet remains constant,
over the years and seasons, Ransford has built up this collection
over many years in response to the view from her window. The
beautifully descriptive poetry is accompanied by full colour
photography throughout.
In 2002, poet Tessa Ransford and artist Joyce Gunn-Cairns set off
from Edinburgh, with the aid of a travel grant from the Scottish
Arts Council, to visit Leipzig. Tessa investigated the poetry
scene, and translated five of the poets whose work she admired,
while Joyce drew portraits of them and took photographs. The poets
featured here are Wulf Kirsten, Thomas Rosenlocher, Elmar Schenkel,
Andreas Reimann, Uta Mauersberger, and Tessa herself. An anthology
with a difference.
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