Again it is September! /It seems so strange that I who made no vows/Should sit here desolate this golden weather /And wistfully remember—
‘Again it is September’
Letters: Update, Eddie Cummins Archive
“Jim Goddin has very generously donated a collection of Eddie’s writing and art-work to the Orkney Library as a long-term loan, and the library staff are adding these to their Archive of Eddie’s work. “
Children’s Laureate Visits Orkney
“I am delighted to be joining the Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour organised by Scottish Book Trust in May. I look forward to visiting schools and libraries in Orkney, the Highlands and the Western Isles and sharing my love of books and reading with its local communities.’ Joseph Coelho
Rare Burns’ Manuscripts Go On Display
As we approach the celebrations to mark the birth of Scotland’s greatest poet, Robert Burns, 12 original manuscripts written by the bard himself are to go on display this January as part […]
Highways and Byways
“But aye it’s frae the byways/Comes hame the happy sang.”
On Being Human
“To take the old walks alone, or not at all”
Awareness
“Many of the old ways of life were similar in widespread farming and fishing communities, and are now fading from the places which can be linked by tales such as those told by Patrick-James – and Robert Rendall”
Lake Isle of Innisfree
“I can’t ‘arise and go’ to Innisfree, but I can go to Stenness”
Relax by Ellen Bass
“Bad things are going to happen…”
George MacKay Brown
“I’ve been trying to think of what to write to acknowledge the 100 year anniversary of the birth of George MacKay Brown.”
