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Saumon Lowp - by Brian Holton

{ Poem }

Frae watter an stane an sun’s fire /
We cam, a crawl o birselt things

Filmpoem 34 / The Shipwright’s Love Song - by Alastair Cook

{ Poem }

A filmpoem based on a poem by Jo Bell.

Filmpoem 45 / The Water Doesn’t Move, the Past Does - by Alastair Cook

{ Poem }

‘The Water Doesn’t Move, the Past Does’ is a filmpoem based on a poem by Ian McMillan.

By the Watter - by Robert Crawford

{ Poem }

Daurk nicht, smuith swaws, wund’s pine,
A peedie bait wannerin awa –
Sey, watter, the lave o my wizzen.

a book of water - by Thomas A. Clark

{ Poem }

Handbound volume

The Beginning of a New Song - by Iain Mac a’ Ghobhainn
Iain Crichton Smith

{ Poem }

Let her new river shine on a day
That is fresh and glittering and contemporary;

Let it be true to itself and to its origins
Inventive, original, philosophical

The Water - by Judith Taylor

{ Poem }

River names are the oldest,
/ the first things in a landscape.
/ So many times they simply mean The Water.
/
/ And the ones we…

Dividing Line - by J.O. Morgan

{ Poem }

The blood / of the fish / becoming / the blood / of the bear.

The Victoria Falls - by Muriel Spark

{ Poem }

So hushed, so hot, the broad Zambesi lies
/ Above the Falls, and on her weedy isles
/ Swing antic monkeys swarm malignant…

Clyde - by John Wilson

{ Poem }

extract from ‘Falls of Clyde’, part of the the poem ‘Clyde’
/
/ Where ancient Corehouse hangs above the stream,
/ And far…

Afton Water - by Robert Burns

{ Poem }

Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,
/ Flow gently, I’ll sing thee a song in thy praise;
/ My Mary’s asleep by…

‘suddenly spring…’ - by Alan Spence

{ Poem }

suddenly spring –
/ my heart and the river,
/ full to bursting
/ …

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