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Postcairds Fae Woodwick Mill: Orkney Poems in Scots

Postcairds Fae Woodwick Mill: Orkney Poems in Scots

by Brendan McCLuskey (Illustrator), William Hershaw (Author)

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Postcairds Fae Woodwick Mill: Orkney Poems in Scots William Hershaw is one of Scotland's most impressive contemporary poets. The English teacher from Lochgelly, Fife, will enhance his reputation with this collection, set in Orkney, home to the late George Mackay Brown. The younger poet salutes the older in the masterly 'Seivin Verses for GMB.' Hershaw's voice is always thoughtful, questing, humane, whether offering a ballad of martyred lovers; brief, potent, thoughts on religious doubt; or a tender tribute to his two sons. He uses the Scots language with conviction. Dinnae be feart, he advises his readers. To aid comprehension, there's a glossary for each poem. Lesley Duncan Poetry Editor, Herald

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 120
 Publisher: Grace Note Publications
Published: 12 Mar 2015
ISBN 10: 1907676627
ISBN 13: 9781907676628

Author Bio
William Hershaw is a poet, musician and songwriter. He is Principal Teacher of English at Beath High School, Cowdenbeath. His works in Scots and English include Fower Brigs Tae A Kinrik published by Aberdeen University Press and The Cowdenbeath Man published by the Scottish Cultural Press. He has also written two textbooks on the teaching of Scots Language in the Secondary school published by Learning Teaching Scotland. He wrote A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae's Day. In 2005 he won the Callum MacDonald Memorial Award and in 2011 he was awarded the McCash Prize for Scots Poetry by Glasgow University/The Herald. In 2007 he collaborated with sculptor David Annand, writing the poem God The Miner which is inscribed on the statue The Prop as part of the Lochgelly Regeneration Project. Recently he has co - edited the Literary Magazine Fras and published HappyLand, a selection of new poems with an CD of readings and music. In November 2012 Cage Load Of Men - The Joe Corrie Project by The Bowhill Players was released. Funded by Fife Council, Willie Hershaw has written the musical settings for the poems of the legendary Fife poet and playwright. Tammy Norrie published by Gracenote Publications in 2014 is his first novel.