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100 Favourite Scottish Football Poems
Alistair Findlay
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Description for 100 Favourite Scottish Football Poems
Paperback. A collection of Scots poetry devoted to football, it includes many of 20th century Scotland's poets, from Hugh MacDiarmid to Norman MacCaig, Iain Crichton Smith to Jackie Kay. Editor(s): Findlay, Alistair. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
This is the first collection of Scots poetry devoted entirely to football. It includes many of 20th century Scotland's best known poets such as Hugh MacDiarmid, Norman MacCaig, Iain Crichton Smith and Jackie Kay. Spanning centuries and a wide variety of perspectives on the popular sport, this brilliant collection sums up the best and the worst of football spirit.
Product Details
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906307035
SKU
V9781906307035
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Alistair Findlay
One of five sons of a shale miner, Alistair Findlay was born in Winchburgh, West Lothian, in 1949. Having had a diverse employment history, from clay miner to Golden Wonder lorry-loader, he now lives in Bathgate and works as a Senior Social Worker for West Lothian Council. Alistair was signed by Hibernian FC during seasons 1965-68. He has written of ... Read more
Reviews for 100 Favourite Scottish Football Poems
Perhaps verse is the ideal field for football’s dreams to be realised. It certainly works wonders on the pages of this effort collected up by Alistair Findlay THE LIST In other countries, football is taken seriously enough, but only in Scotland is the game woven into the warp and weft of cultural life so seamlessly. That becomes clear ... Read more