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, 2 June 2025
The Poems Knife Angel pamphlet no 210
Title: Knife Angel (Pamphlet no 210) Front Cover : The Knife Angel sculpture was created by artist Alfie Bradley at the British Ironwork Centre. It's a tour that travels the UK, aiming to raise awareness about knife crime and violence. The sculpture is made from over 100,000 knives collected from knife amnesty bins across the UK. Printed by Retro Overflow, Sheena Blackhall May/June 2025 For more information on publications by Sheena Blackhall seeww w.nls.uk/catalogues/online/index/html. www.poemhunter.com.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 https://sheenablackhall.wordpress.com/ showcases over 2,000 poems in themes.Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume, and to guest writer Kenna Anderson for her short story, A Reason, a Season, and a Lifetime .. A Reason, a Season and a Lifetime, is included in the Scottish Book Trust's 2025 campaign on Friendship, and is featured in her second collection ‘And on we Grow’. May/June 2025 Limited print run of 50 copies