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Alan Spence’s Makar collection. These poems celebrate Scotland, Scottishness and the events of 2017- 2021. The book is illustrated with stunning artwork by Victoria Crowe, Alison Watt, Rose Strang, David Williams, Calum Colvin, Doug Cocker, Andrew Archer and Joyce Gunn Cairns.
Alan Spence’s Makar collection. These poems celebrate Scotland, Scottishness and the events of 2017- 2021. The book is illustrated with stunning artwork by Victoria Crowe, Alison Watt, Rose Strang, David Williams, Calum Colvin, Doug Cocker, Andrew Archer and Joyce Gunn Cairns.
‘There is a very good reason why Alan Spence is such a well-loved poet: his work is full of humanity, generosity of spirit, and understanding. But it has a value that transcends its undoubted popular appeal: these are finely-wrought lines that deal with things that really matter, and that is what makes Alan Spence a great poet.’
‘From the Mediterranean to the Baltic,
from the Caspian Sea to the Atlantic,
folk have foregathered here in Edinburgh
on this bright autumn day they’ve come together.
In a world turned tapsalteerie, upside down
they’ve come from a the airts to this old town.
Let’s sing a great Come All Ye...’
