The Poems: A Scottish Pilgrimage

Title: A Scottish Pilgrimage (pamphlet 143) Poem in Scots by Sheena Blackhall.Published by Malfranteaux Concepts. Printed by Thistle Reprographics, 55 Holburn Street Aberdeen. The cover image is a wood engraving c. Wellcome Images, via Wiki Commons. The cartoon characters within were drawn by Sheena Blackhall. Thanks are due to Louise Baxter, chairwoman on the board at Aberdeen Arts Centre for suggesting this undertaking, and to Malfranteaux concepts for agreeing to publish it. Sheena Blackhall is my writing nom de plume. However over the years I have designed covers and illustrated books for myself and others, under the name of Sìne NicTheàrlaich, (Gaelic: Sheena, daughter of Charles). After a year’s study at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, I was a member of the Forecourt Art Group who exhibited at Langstane, and for many years was a member of the Aberdeen Artists’ Society. Sheena Blackhall/ Sìne NicTheàrlaich July 2019

The Poems: Green Man Rising

Title: Green Man Rising: Pamphlet no 142, Poems in Scots & English, Published by Malfranteaux Concepts, Printed by Thistle Reprographics, 55 Holburn Street, Aberdeen. The Cover Image ‘Green Man’ is by the artist Rosy Long, c. Sheena Blackhall July 2019 Price £5.00 Many of these poems were written in response to ‘The Lost Words’, by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris.Thanks are also due to Malfranteux Concepts for agreeing to publish this collection, and also to the artist Rosy Long for allowing the use of her work to provide the cover image.