Kathleen Jamie is Scotland’s Nationwide Poet or Makar, and this ebook is a group of private notes, prose poems, micro-essays and fragments. The thought is that they’re organized right here just like the stones of a cairn.  I used to be barely nervous that this may be too ‘literary’ for me – but it surely wasn’t. Listed below are some highly effective, clear and perceptive accounts, remembrances and observations with a robust environmental flavour.

Accounts of demonstrations and protests attended, chook flu on the Bass Rock, a Raven that croaks at you, a yellow hawkbit, thrift and guano. Bits of covid, household, buddies.

A small ebook that packs a big effect, however which is well slipped right into a coat pocket, or small rucksack or purse. It makes an excellent companion on a practice journey, or when waking in a mattress away from house.

I’ll hunt down extra from the writer.

The quilt? It’s tough to know what’s an acceptable cowl for a ebook of assorted poetry and quick essays. Troublesome, however I feel this one will get it completely proper so I’d give it 9/10.

Cairn by Kathleen Jamie is printed by Form of Books

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