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Poetry

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    Into A Room: Selected Poems of William Souter
    • Argyll Publishing

    Edited by Carl MacDougall and Douglas Gifford, this selection of Souter’s poetry will be enjoyed by lovers of his work and novices alike. A perfect companion to Souter’s Diary of a Dying Man.

    (ISBN 978-1-902831-22-5)  £7.99

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    A Cuilithionn 1939/ The Cuillin 1939 & Unpublished Poems by Somhairle MacGill-Eain
    • ASLS

    An extended version A Cuilithionn 1939 by Scotland's finest C20 Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean is contained in this volume, which includes 400 lines hitherto unpublished. Also included are 45 poems which likewise appear here for the very first time in print. Edited by Christopher Whyte.

    (ISBN 978-1-906841-03-4) £12.50

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    From The Front Line: Scottish War Poetry 1914- 1945, Edited by David Goldie & Roderick Watson
    • ASLS

    From the Line brings together the best of Scotland’s poetry from the two World Wars: 138 poems from fifty-six poets are represented here, from both men and women, from battlefields across the world and from the Home Front, too.

    (ISBN 978-1-906841-16-4)  £12.50

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    Cold Night Lullaby by Colin Mackay
    • Chapman

    A poetry sequence by the late poet and author Colin Mackay, based on his harrowing experiences of the Bosnian civil war.

    (ISBN 978-0-906772-86-9)  £6.95

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    Winter Barley by George Gunn
    • Chapman

    A collection of verse by George Gunn. The headlands, red sandstone cliffs and sweeping landscapes of Scotland’s far north inspire his poetry and form the backdrop to much of Winter Barley.

    (ISBN 978-1-903700-12-4)  £7.95

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    What They say About You by Eddie Gibbons
    • Leamington Books

    A collection of verse, both witty and wistful, from Liverpool-born poet Eddie Gibbons, which was shortlisted for the Scottish Book of the Year Awards, Poetry Section, in 2011.

    (ISBN 978-9554885-1-1)  £9.99

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    Scotia Nova: Poems For The Early Days Of A Better Nation

    Scotia Nova: Poems For The Early Days Of A Better Nation edited by Alistair Findlay & Tessa Ransford is nspired by a quote from Alasdair Gray. This collection of verse from a variety of Scottish poets was compiled in the heady days leading up to the Independence Referendum. Don’t let the result of said referendum spoil your enjoyment of this fine compilation.

    (ISBN 978-1-910021-72-9)  £7.99

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    Border Thoughts by Jane Goldman
    • Leamington Books

    Border Thoughts is a collection of poems and elegies on the painter Caroline McNairn (1955-2010), a dear friend of the poet, in pamphlet form.

    (ISBN 978-0-955488-57-3)  £5.00

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    Fios by Stewart Sanderson
    • Tapsalteerie
    Stewart Sanderson’s sensational debut pamphlet not only offers the promise of a major new Scottish voice, but one that, although rooted in his devotion to the Scots language and landscape, has something to say we all might want to hear. Shortlisted for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award.
     
    (ISBN 978-0-9926631-4-8)  £5.00
     
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    Fractures by Iain Maloney
    • Tapsalteerie
    Fractures is a series of haiku and haiku-like poems that stand alone and also form a fragmentary narrative. This is novelist Iain Maloney’s first collection of poetry.
     
     (ISBN 978-0-9926631-?-?)  £5.00
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    In Transit by Alessandra Trinidad
    • Tapsalteerie
    In Transit is a rhyming haiku sequence that describes fleeting, ever-so-slightly nostalgic impressions of Scotland, hinting at thoughts of exile, illusory motion, and both homecoming and homesickness. This is Alessandra Trinidad’s debut collection.
     
    (ISBN 978-0-9926631-?-?)  £5.00
     
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    Know Yr Stuff by Calum Rodger
    • Tapsalteerie
    United by the theme of hedonism, Know yr Stuff: Poems on Hedonism is Calum Rodger’s first collection of poetry. Varying between the humorous, experimental and heartfelt, often in the same poem, this is an unusual but brilliant debut.
     
    (ISBN 978-0-9926631-2-4)  £5.00
     
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    My Bonnie Scotland by Jim Ferguson
    • Tapsalteerie

    A new poetry collection by Glasgow-based poet & prose writer Jim Ferguson. My Bonnie Scotland contains surreal, expansive poetry written in Ferguson’s free-flowing yet tightly crafted style – a unique collection from an idiosyncratic and highly talented poet.

    (ISBN 978-9926631-6-2)  £5.00

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    Nae Flooers by Ann Mackinnon
    • Tapsalteerie

    Ann Mackinnon was a recipient of the Scottish Book Trust’s New Writers’ Award for Scots poetry in 2014. Nae Flooers – a powerful, sparse and moving collection of poems – is the result of her work from that year and was shortlisted for the 2016 Callum Macdonald Memorial Award.

    (ISBN 978-9926631-5-5)  £5.00

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    Scottish Spleen
    • Tapsalteerie

    Scottish Spleen is a selection of Baudelaire’s prose poems translated into Scots by a variety of weel-kent Scottish poets. Edited by James W. Underhill, Tom Hubbard and Stewart Sanderson.

    (ISBN 978-9926631-?-?)  £5.00

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    The Parting Glass by Neil Young
    • Tapsalteerie

    The Parting Glass is a collection of fourteen sonnets by Aberdeenshire based poet Neil Young, co-founder of The Poets’ Republic magazine.

    (ISBN 978-9926631-?-?)  £5.00

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    tilt-shift by Kate Tough
    • Tapsalteerie

    A debut collection of found, visual and otherwise experimental poetry by author Kate Tough.

    (ISBN 978-9926631-9-3)  £5.00

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    Always Is by David Tomassini
    • Thirsty Books

    The urge to understand what 'may always be', through imagination and memory, is the leitmotif in this collection of poems by Scots emigre David Tomassini.

    (ISBN 978-1-908931-22-1)  £6.99

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    The Republic Of Ted by Eddie Gibbons
    • Thirsty Books

    The compilation of this book, Eddie Gibbons' second collection of poetry, was sadly interrupted by his father's death. Like many bereaved people before him, his reaction was to 'write it out'. The result is an eloquent extended elegy to his father which forms the core of this collection. 'The Republic of Ted' is a moving tribute to a father and a friend, full of humour and linguistic virtuosity.

    (ISBN 978-1-902831-65-9)  £6.99

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    Volcano Dancing by Owen O’Neil
    • Thirsty Books

    Debut poetry collection from award winning writer, actor director and comedian Owen O’Neil.

    (ISBN 978-1-9061348-0-8) 7.99

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