The Poems: The Incubus

Title: The Incubus: Poems in Scots & English by Sheena Blackhall. Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Aberdeen printed by Thistle Reprographics, 55 Holburn Street Aberdeen.The cover image is Merlin, an Illustration from 'Le Morte D'Arthur' by Sir Thomas Malory, 1893-94 by Aubrey Beardsley Cost: £3.00. Copyright: S. Blackhall November 2018 Acknowledgements The Hare was published in the Anthology ‘Letters to Animals’ selected and published by Diane Foley, printed by Blurb, 580 California St Ste 300, San Francisco, CA 94104-1024, USA. Haunfast is published in ‘A Year of Scottish Poems, foreword by Jackie Kay, selected by Gaby Morgan, published by Macmillan Children’s books. Janet Paisley 1948-2018 featured as Poem of the Day in The Herald, selected by Lesley Duncan. John Young, Riot, and the Blaik Drummer are all based on true stories in The Black Kalendar of Aberdeen (1746-1978) For more information on publications by Sheena Blackhall, visit http://sheenablackhall.blogspot.com or the on-line catalogue of the Nat. Library of Scotland www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/index/html. All of Blackhall’s poems in Scots and English, are now uploaded on www.poemhunter.com. Her website can be found on http://smiddleton4.wix.com/sheena-blackhall. An interview in podcast form with the poet appears on: http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/connect/podcast/sheena-blackhall Thanks are also due to the encouragement of Malfranteaux Concepts, in agreeing to publish this collection, and to the ongoing support of Philip & Vicki Watt, Fadlydyke New Deer. Copyright Sheena Blackhall December 2018 Dedicated to Philip & Vicki Watt “In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.” – Alex Haley