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.
Monday, 28 October 2024
The Poems: A Matter of Lunacy
Acknowledgements: Title: A Matter of Lunacy (Pamphlet no 205)Front Cover: Image by Frauke Riether from Pixabay Back Cover: taken at St Andrew’s , at the Robert Fergusson event Published by Malfranteaux Concepts, Printed by Retro Overflow : Sheena Blackhall October 2024 Some of these poems were inspired by works in The Aberdeen Art Fair at the Music Hall, Aug-Sept 2024, others from paintings in Aberdeen Art gallery.The poet gave a reading at a School of English event in St Andrews to mark the 250th anniversary of the death of Robert Fergusson (a graduate of the university)on Monday 14th October. She donated her poem Robert Fergusson to the Wardlaw Museum. Fergusson’s father was originally from Tarland.She sang The Soutar’s Loon as part of the finale in A Toast Tae Robbie Shepherd MBE at HMT Aberdeen on 20th October, a tribute to the life of a legend. Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume.October 2024 Limited print run of 50 copies
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