The Guidman's Daughter by Henry Marsh
Covers familiar themes such as the shores and hills of the Hebrides and the Western Highlands, the changing elements of the Scottish landscape, and the meeting of land and water. This title leads us into a personal territory of friendship, love, reflection. It refers to a cycle of poems concerned with Mary, Queen of Scots, the daughter of James V.
'This poet uses silence; he can hush the trash in one's mind and fill it with a new-made repose' Candia McMillan, The Scotsman 'A Scots poet, he shares with us his love of his birthplace: its austere beauty, the quality of its light, it language. Tania Nightingale
Henry Marsh was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee in 1944. He now lives in Midlothian. His working life has been spent teaching English - with a bit of philosophy. His Ph.D thesis is a study of the modes of imagination. He began writing poetry in 2000 following the death of a friend, a Gaelic Bard, Donald MacDonald of South Lochboisdale. Two collections of his work have so far been published - A First Sighting & A Turbulent Wake. www.henrymarshpoetry.co.uk
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| ISBN 13 | 9780951447062 |
| ISBN 10 | 0951447068 |
| Title | The Guidman's Daughter |
| Author | Henry Marsh |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Maclean Dubois |
| Year published | 2009-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 104 |
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