by Hamish Whyte (Editor), James Hutcheson (Illustrator)
Cats have always had a special appeal to poets - they exhibit so many human attributes, not least that characteristic Scottish trait, thrawnness. According to legend, the Scots were the first northern people to keep cats (Fergus I of Scotland is said to have brought one from Portugal in the fourth century BC), and Scots have taken cats to their hearts ever since. This anthology of over 60 poems explores the relationship between people and felines from Henryson's 15th-century account of 'Gib Hunter, our Jolie Cat' , through 18th century Aesopian tales,19th-century cat-and-mouse tussles to more modern depictions of this domestic yet mysterious animal by poets such as Alastair Reid, who explore the ambivalent side of 'the tiger who eats from the hand'.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 112
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Published: 19 Nov 2013
ISBN 10: 1780271395
ISBN 13: 9781780271392
'If you admit to sharing this folly, to regarding your ball of hair, claw and tooth as the cat's pyjamas, then you will enjoy Scottish Cats: an Anthology, edited by Hamish Whyte'
* Times Literary Supplement *'[A] must for all cat-lovers ... Beautifully designed and scampering along from Robert Henryson to Diana Hendry here's a tumbling litter of truly enjoyable poems'
-- Ron Butlin * Scotsman *Hamish Whyte was born in Renfrewshire and lived and worked in Glasgow for many years as a librarian. The author of a number of poetry collections, he has also edited poetry anthologies. He lives in Edinburgh.
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