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100 Favourite Scottish Love Poems
Stewart (Ed) Conn
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Description for 100 Favourite Scottish Love Poems
Paperback. Features a selection of Scottish love poems. This title explores many different kinds of love, whether it is sexual, passionate, romantic, or parental. Editor(s): Conn, Stewart. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
This work features a vibrant selection of the best Scottish love poems, with each poet limited to one poem excepting Burns himself, that spans centuries and feelings of affection and desire. These poems explore many different kinds of love: sexual, passionate, romantic, parental.
In 100 Favourite Scottish Love Poems traditional Scottish verse mixes with great literature as Bonny Barbara Allan and Jock o' Hazeldean rub shoulders with Byron and Hogg. Modern Scottish writing from some of the most inspiring poets of our time, MacCaig, MacDiarmid, Morgan and Carol Ann Duffy, contrasts with Gaelic poetry by Sorley MacLean, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
176g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906307660
SKU
V9781906307660
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Ref
99-50
About Stewart (Ed) Conn
Stewart Conn was born in Glasgow, grew up in Aryshire and for many years has lived in Edinburgh shere, until 1992 he was based as the head of BBC Scotland's radio drama department. In 2002 he was appointed the capital's first makar, or poet laureate. His poetry has been widely anthologised and translated. He has received awards from, amonc others, ... Read more
Reviews for 100 Favourite Scottish Love Poems
Featuring poems of first love, yearning for love, love in absence and eternal love, this vibrant selection spans the centuries from traditional verse to contemporary poetry in Gaelic, Scots and English. THE SCOTS MAGAZINE Conn’s achievement is to have created a feelgood anthology in which doubt, loss, jealousy and impermanence are all given their due... ... Read more