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National Poetry Day 2013

The Whale-watcher - by Kathleen Jamie

{ Poem }

And when at last the road
/ gives out, I’ll walk –
/ harsh grass, sea-maws,
/ lichen-crusted bedrock –
/
/ and hole up the cold
/ summer…

What Is the Pond Doing? - by Diana Hendry

{ Poem }

(for Ruairidh, who asked)
/
/ Wobbling like a wobbly jelly
/ Being a bucket for the rain
/ Sending flash-backs to the sun
/ Cheeking the sky
/ Giving the…

The Travel Guide to the Country of Your Birth - by Kapka Kassabova

{ Poem }

which
/
/ has over 300 natural lakes
/
/ is one of the oldest countries in Europe
/
/ has something for everyone, in every season
/
/ occupies the north-east…

Rudan a nì uisge - by Maoilios Caimbeul
Myles Campbell

{ Poem }

Smaoinich air tuil, smaoinich air tobar,
/ smaoinich air muileann, ’s i ’g obair ’s ag obair;
/
/ smaoinich air d’ fhuil ’s i…

from Seeker, Reaper - by Deòrsa Mac Iain Deòrsa
George Campbell Hay

{ Poem }

She’s a solan, she’s a tramper, she’s a sea-shaker,
/ she’s a hawk, she’s a hammer, she’s a big-sea-breaker,
/ she’s a falcon, she’s…

coire fhionn lochan - by Thomas A. Clark

{ Poem }

lapping of the little waves
/ breaking of the little waves
/ spreading of the little waves
/ idling of the little waves
/
/ rippling of the little…

Rain - by Don Paterson

{ Poem }

You can read this poem at www.donpaterson.com…

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