The Spring Teller: Poems from the Wells and Springs of Scotland - Couverture souple

Gillies, Valerie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1906307768 ISBN 13 : 9781906307769

Editeur : Luath Press Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Every spring has its own song - from potent legendary wells to inspiring new sources. Listening to the voice of each one, world renowned poet Valerie Gillies composed a new poem to fit. 'The Spring Teller' records the author's remarkable journey across Scotland, which took over three years and included visits to over a hundred springs. Each thought-provoking poem mirrors the flow of the water, from still wells locked in the inner city to the free-flowing springs of mountain or glen. In ten sections Gillies' poetry captures the mineral properties of these springs and explores them as sites of healing and cleansing, as places of pilgrimage and modern meetings, of connection between human and nature and, through her own form of poetic environmental activism, expresses how we should preserve these natural wonders. 'The Spring Teller' contains an intriguing introduction, landmark poems and a new map to help the reader visit these memorable places, while the photographs show the beauty of each spring. This book is a unique guide to the locations of springs in Scotland, their history and folklore and an exploration of their mysterious properties.

Biographie de l'auteur

One of the outstanding poets of her generation, Valerie Gillies is an internationally known and highly regarded poet. She became The Edinburgh Makar, poet laureate to the city, in 2005. She is the author of many award-winning volumes including Each Bright Eye (1977), The Ringing Rock (1995) and The Lightning Tree (2002). Valerie is an inspirational teacher of creative writing in schools and universities. As a literary arts practitioner she has worked in psychiatric and general hospitals with Artlink, and in community arts with Lapidus. She is co-editor of the Scottish Poetry Library's first-ever interactive poetry map of Scotland, which maps locations and living poets. In 2005 she received a Creative Scotland Award to write 'The Spring Teller'. Valerie lives in Edinburgh with her husband, the Celtic scholar William Gillies. They have three grown-up children.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Luath Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1906307768
• ISBN 13: 9781906307769
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96