Whit if?
Whit if?
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Whit if? by Hugh Mcmillan
Hugh McMillan’s first collection in Scots, Whit if? poses the questions that you never thought to ask about Scottish history like ‘Whit if Alexander haed Twitter?’, ‘Whit if John Knox haed fawen in luve wi Mary Queen o Scots?’ and ‘Whit if Jacques Brel haed jynt the Corries?’ As both poet and long-time student of Scotland’s strange and undervalued history, McMillan is the ideal guide to all the micht-hiv-bins of Scottish history, as well as all that wis. Humour is guaranteed, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be digging up many an educational gem along the way!There is more than an air of fun in the concept but to file this book under ‘whimsy’ or ‘nonsense’ would be to completely miss the careful craft and considered structure that is so emblematic of Hugh’s poetry and which makes Whit If worth of your attention and yer bawbeesNORTHWORDS NOW
To hear Hugh McMillan read his poems is to be in the presence of a comedian of genius, as he delivers line after line of punching humour in a slightly surprised, smiling voice, so that we laugh and laugh but are left well aware that life isn’t funny. TESSA RANSFORD, Author of Not Just Moonshine
Hugh McMillan’s poetry... works like resonant and intricately packed short stories. LESLEY GLAISTER, Author of Blasted Things
HUGH McMILLAN is a poet from Penpont in Dumfries and Galloway. He has written five full collections and has read at events and poetry festivals worldwide. He has featured in many anthologies, and three times in the Scottish Poetry Library’s online selection Best Scottish Poems of the year. His poems have also been chosen three times to feature on National Poetry Day postcards, the latest in 2016. In 2020 he was chosen as one of four ‘Poetry Champions’ for Scotland by the Scottish Poetry Library, to seek out and commission new work. Recently he was given the role as editor of ‘Best Scottish Poems’ for 2021.”
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781804251355 |
| ISBN 10 | 1804251356 |
| Title | Whit if? |
| Author | Hugh Mcmillan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Luath Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2024-05-30 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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