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, 29 August 2024
The Poems : Ovid Love Poems. Vietnamese Tales
Acknowledgements Title: Ovid Love Poems, Vietnamese Tales (Pamphlet no 204) Front Cover : Hang Nga’s ascent to Heaven, Ovid
Published by Malfranteaux Concepts,Printed by Retro Overflow : Sheena Blackhall September 2024 Some poems have been published in the magazine Fras. Hairst was written for Scots Radio. All of the Vietnamese Tales are taken directly from The Saigoneer online.September 2024 Limited print run of 50 copies
Saturday, 10 August 2024
The Poems: Neptune's Staircase
Acknowledgements Title: Neptune’s Staircase (Pamphlet no 203)
Front Cover : Triumph of Neptune standing on a chariot pulled by two sea horses (Latin: hippocampes). Mosaïque d'Hadrumète (Sousse) the mid-third century AD. Musée archéologique de Sousse.
Neptune's Staircase Published by Malfranteaux Concepts,Printed by Retro Overflow : Sheena Blackhall August 2024 Some poems were written during a research trip to Fort William, Skye, and the Loch Ness area.
August 2024 Limited print run of 50 copies