Sheena Blackhall is a writer, illustrator, traditional ballad singer and storyteller in North East Scotland. From 1998-2003 she was Creative Writing Fellow in Scots at the Elphinstone Institute. She has published four Scots novellas, fifteen short story collections and over 200 poetry collections, which are listed here (most recent first). In 2009 she became Makar (poet laureate) for Aberdeen and the North East, and Makar for the Doric Board in 2019.
Thursday, 6 October 2022
The Poems: Scarecrow
Acknowledgements: Title: Scarecrow (Pamphlet no 182) Front Cover: Outstanding in the Field by ackeibler on Deviant Art Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall 2022 Limited print run of 50 copies The Poem Autumn IX was commissioned by the Scottish Poetry Library as part of my role as Scots Ambassador for Poetry. Letter tae Aiberdeen was written to perform at the Doric Festival in the Gallowgate kirk of St Margaret of Scotland. The Mystery o the Sheen was written to perform at the Tarland Food & Music Festival of 2022. Others were inspired by the Music Hall Art Exhibition of 2022. Sheena Blackhall copyright October 2022
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