Quines: poems in tribute to women of Scotland Reconstructed head of a young woman -Nessie -- Sgathach -- Teneu -- Unn the deep-minded -- Saint Margaret -- The Dwaum - Queen o the bean - The abdication of Mary Queen of Scots - Nine hiaku for Esther Inglis- A dochter's dreame - The killing times - Columbine Cameron - Hauf-hingit Maggie - A curious herbal muses - It's aye sang wi me - Captain Betsy Miller's fareweel tae Clytus - Terpsichore reflects on her master -Fanny Wright meditates on Mary Shelley's death - Oran Song - Mary Slessor takes St. Paul to task -- Janie Annan Slessor keeps vigil -- Horsehead Nebula speaks - Helen Crawfurd's memoirs in seven chapters -- The scaur - The flyting of the red shoes and the blue shoes - Admiral
2019ref. 008778Luath Press Limited Edinburgh 2018 2019 2019. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 135 pages : illustration ; 21 cm ; SIGNED by author on title page ; ISBN 9781912147328 1912147327 ; OCLC 1020453490 ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; Poems giving voices to 67 remarkable women of Scotland from thousands of years BC to 21st century women. A diverse range of women are represented through poetic monologues in Scots and English. This powerful unique well-researched collection is a new landmark in the fine tradition of Scottish women's writing from a renowned poet and performer. ; Contents: reconstructed head of a young woman -- Quines: Nessie -- Sgathach -- Teneu -- Unn the deep-minded -- Saint Margaret -- The Dwaum / Isabella MacDuff Countess of Buchan -- Queen o the bean / Mary Fleming -- The abdication of Mary Queen of Scots -- Nine hiaku for Esther Inglis -- A dochter's dreame / Elizabeth Melville -- The killing times / Margaret Wilson -- Columbine Cameron / Jea Cameron -- Hauf-hingit Maggie / Maggie dickson -- A curious herbal muses / Elizabeth Blackwell -- It's aye sang wi me / Caroline Oliphant Lady Nairne -- Self-control promotes herself / Mary Brunton -- In her ninety-second year / Mary Somerville -- Captain Betsy Miller's fareweel tae Clytus -- Terpsichore reflects on her master / Maud Sulter -- Fanny Wright meditates on Mary Shelley's death -- Demerara / Eliza Junor -- Seeing red / Helen Macfarlane -- Oran Song / Mary MacPherson -- Mary Slessor takes St. Paul to task -- Janie Annan Slessor keeps vigil -- Horsehead Nebula speaks / Williamina Paton Gleming -- Scotland celebrates 3-0 at Easter Road -- My birth in her hands / Margaret Macdonald -- Skull / Mary Garden -- Rest time in the life class / Dorothy Johnstone -- Helen Crawfurd's memoirs in seven chapters -- The scaur / Ethel baxter -- Ma ain country / Violt Jacob -- Elsie Inglis prepares for her last journey -- Justice persons and peace / Chrystal Macmillan -- The Red Duchess / Katharine Stewart-Murray -- Jain Haining -- ss Bonita praises Victoria Drummond -- The river kens Nancy Riach -- The penny pledge / Ena Lamont Stewart -- At Miss Eardley's / Joan Eardley -- Admiral of the Bering recalls Alaska / Isobel Wylie Hutchison -- The flyting of the red shoes and the blue shoes / Moira Shearer -- Anna buchan's obituary -- Mairi Anndra gives thanks to Margaret Fay Shaw -- I am Jennie Lee's open university -- All it takes / Margaret Blackwood -- The ballad of Craigmillar / Helen Crummy -- What a voice / Lizzie Higgins -- Margaret Tait's Portrait of Ga -- A Megan Boyd fishing fly for Prince Charles July 1981 -- Maggie's Centre edinburgh tells of its conception and growth / Maggie Keswick Jencks -- Daith salutes Margo MacDonald -- Kantha Sari heirloom / Mina Ray -- Orkney recalls Gunnnie / Gunnie Moberg -- The Living Mountain addresses a five pound banknote / Nan Shepher -- Rose stalks in snow / Christian Small -- And women's coalition danced / Elizabeth Meehan -- Tessa thinks the Scottish Poetry Library / Tessa Ransford - Epilogue: In Memoriam Catriona White and Great Tapestry of Scotland stitchers -- Glossary Scots and Gaelic -- Further reading -- Index of quines ; ; FINE Luath Press Limited, Edinburgh, 2018, 2019 paperback
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