tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10403841712682711872024-03-14T09:55:05.416+00:00Sheena Blackhall's ScreivinsSheena 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 180 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. Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10475698306474617364noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-38258761415826271882024-02-07T10:27:00.001+00:002024-02-07T10:27:59.928+00:00The Poems: The Fower Dragons<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujoKyAqM8ohD18dJ-cG_pyqN_jkytuckm-XfBjapr1PenbNdf8KqkO-8iN6XNrpxfWrpcbbbF1LB9ZjX8MTtftuMX5nYDbv8R5zT7boc1q1x58-V8QORhCKv6GLSFNuZ1GatoRpAIjI8BuR7o0g83CqW18OY2PKTSllk3BR_xYBICfYEqafq_cwEYBUI/s2397/dragon.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="1926" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujoKyAqM8ohD18dJ-cG_pyqN_jkytuckm-XfBjapr1PenbNdf8KqkO-8iN6XNrpxfWrpcbbbF1LB9ZjX8MTtftuMX5nYDbv8R5zT7boc1q1x58-V8QORhCKv6GLSFNuZ1GatoRpAIjI8BuR7o0g83CqW18OY2PKTSllk3BR_xYBICfYEqafq_cwEYBUI/s200/dragon.jpg"/></a></div>Acknowledgements Title: The Fower Dragons (Pamphlet no 197) Front Cover : Whispering Shadows in the Cosmic Dance by R.Sanchez dreamtime.com Published by Malfranteaux Concepts,Printed by Retro Overflow
Copyright: Sheena Blackhall February 2024 The anecdote Hogmanay appeared within an article by Neil Drysdale in December 2023’s P & J, ‘When Hogmanay was a Bigger Deal than Xmas.’For more information on publications by Sheena Blackhall visit http://sheenablackhall.blogspot.com or the on line catalogue of the National Library of Scotland www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/index/html. All of Blackhall’s poems in Scots & English are now uploaded on www.poemhunter.com .Her website can be found on 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 Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume. February 2024 Limited print run of 50 copies
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-58672473955054503782023-12-28T13:39:00.000+00:002023-12-28T13:41:28.983+00:00The Poems: The Wylde Cattie<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJJrxlNMq7XX6poOBgguyyEX5zwvgJeHma_uuDs7ucs4G3By5ADNjZR7vQZyj-Le7sEijRVz3mYPV3rL6s3PzC0RhhfG48e9OQnEHWXc4r-w4kwrIQ98iZO-1lfIGKbVGppmtCwSH_E9_mmNui2lA5gPwyNhLmEZks7tYBUI2O6FNTnnjJU_nMw1MNDw/s2564/Document_2023-12-28_133242.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="1710" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJJrxlNMq7XX6poOBgguyyEX5zwvgJeHma_uuDs7ucs4G3By5ADNjZR7vQZyj-Le7sEijRVz3mYPV3rL6s3PzC0RhhfG48e9OQnEHWXc4r-w4kwrIQ98iZO-1lfIGKbVGppmtCwSH_E9_mmNui2lA5gPwyNhLmEZks7tYBUI2O6FNTnnjJU_nMw1MNDw/s200/Document_2023-12-28_133242.jpg"/></a></div>Acknowledgements. Title: The Wylde Cattie (Pamphlet no 196) Front Cover : Wild Cat 2 by the Muchalls Artist Rosy Long Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall January 2024 Cauld Yule appeared in an article on Xmas Memories by Neil Drysdale in the P & J on December 23rd. Transport was the Doric Column in the P & J’s December 16th issue. Countesswells was written after two day visits to the area. For more information on publications by Sheena Blackhall visit http://sheenablackhall.blogspot.com or the on line catalogue of the National Library of Scotland www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/index/html. All of Blackhall’s poems in Scots & English are now uploaded on www.poemhunter.com. Her website can be found on 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 Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume. January 2024 Limited print run of 50 copies
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-41705062837738865922023-11-17T13:46:00.002+00:002023-11-17T13:46:57.442+00:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIX0kxls88Vi0fU5gnjax4BXgPWCzGGMBfnzyWOLWCxqvOIPlkdS1xAM4xyTxXVw85OiClucVuXC3YDIu79aJ7jRryCugV9J3C1LtMlJ2a0ltMFLF7PXbn8_gV2A1xHApeq3I1LfVnpOOMRE7JyvtTTQZ2tkRRbzak5B-H-mM61oiHGW3ZfuTX8jVP1U/s2282/funeral.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1817" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIX0kxls88Vi0fU5gnjax4BXgPWCzGGMBfnzyWOLWCxqvOIPlkdS1xAM4xyTxXVw85OiClucVuXC3YDIu79aJ7jRryCugV9J3C1LtMlJ2a0ltMFLF7PXbn8_gV2A1xHApeq3I1LfVnpOOMRE7JyvtTTQZ2tkRRbzak5B-H-mM61oiHGW3ZfuTX8jVP1U/s200/funeral.jpg"/></a></div>Title: The Japanese Funeral et al (Pamphlet no 195) Front Cover : Japanese Funeral (Wellcome Collection)
Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright Sheena Blackhall December 2023
Cover : Japanese Funeral Customs : The Cortège leaves the Dead Man’s House on the way to the Temple: watercolour 1880. Part of the Wellcome Collection 5657931. A Buddhist monk carrying a parasol leads the cortège; the palanquin, flanked by containers of leafy plants, is carried by four attendants; two men walk alongside the palanquin, holding aloft a slender yellow or gold (?) bow or arch; three men dressed in samurai costumes follow the palanquin; two women and a child weep as the cortège passes; a kneeling man watches from the verandah.Acknowledgements The poem Xmas Blues was written to perform at Aberdeen VSA’s event at the Salvation Army Citadel on Dec 13th.
of 50 copies. Sheena Blackhall copyright December 2023
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-87580292378171357662023-11-03T10:49:00.001+00:002023-11-03T10:49:36.131+00:00The Poems: The Abbot o Unreason<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDNquBZKY1HByhBbMi1Nn2a2N2pSwBUjJWghIsJDKViYTxJY5nq6goCI78JA0PeHR7vGOr155l6Kw8Rak7_PsY2_PsvU8gtbmUmko8JDRfr4SJjO9vnLcOsl7ljJGvuBPjKQfnpkY9tPTNeHzebngmYyJoVOYJT8MjRcNoYJDWhvmgbOFQEVXAK1JQYw/s2455/dog.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="1551" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDNquBZKY1HByhBbMi1Nn2a2N2pSwBUjJWghIsJDKViYTxJY5nq6goCI78JA0PeHR7vGOr155l6Kw8Rak7_PsY2_PsvU8gtbmUmko8JDRfr4SJjO9vnLcOsl7ljJGvuBPjKQfnpkY9tPTNeHzebngmYyJoVOYJT8MjRcNoYJDWhvmgbOFQEVXAK1JQYw/s200/dog.jpg"/></a></div>Acknowledgements Title: The Abbot o Unreason (Pamphlet no 194) Front Cover : Mediaeval floor tile from the Derby Black Friary, showing a triumphant hunting hare mounted on a dog.Published by Malfranteaux Concepts
Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright Sheena Blackhall November 2023 The poem The Auld Fowks’ Hame will be published in Best Scottish Online Anthology 2022. Fit Wye Nae was inspired by the theme for the 2004 Doric film festival given by Frieda Morrison. Limited edition of 50
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-53518987192735236912023-09-27T17:37:00.001+01:002023-09-27T17:37:23.514+01:00The Poems: The Mithers<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPVVBvf3QT7v7d2bQoT5GnPj8pq76PEjm-9a7M6VcG7q9i7EulXYIiYpDj5UuxVw9G5xH0aZHmhHDq8FhIrIrilMwH22rRKkCpOnT6HH-BPsFY8IRNOgpMZiYT8jbXZlV-gRgjZGuCoRB8U5Jrg6F3F3q8-SGv1m-7JILI64g4FxZdOEYSrCiydEwIEk/s2399/2me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="1854" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPVVBvf3QT7v7d2bQoT5GnPj8pq76PEjm-9a7M6VcG7q9i7EulXYIiYpDj5UuxVw9G5xH0aZHmhHDq8FhIrIrilMwH22rRKkCpOnT6HH-BPsFY8IRNOgpMZiYT8jbXZlV-gRgjZGuCoRB8U5Jrg6F3F3q8-SGv1m-7JILI64g4FxZdOEYSrCiydEwIEk/s200/2me.jpg"/></a></div>Acknowledgements Title: The Mithers (Pamphlet no 193)Front Cover : The Mothers from a woodcut in 1922 by Käthe Kollwitz: Die Mütter Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow October 2023
Limited print run of 50 copies. Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume.
Sheena Blackhall copyright October 2023
Some of these poems were written to perform at Aberdeen University’s Wayword Festival, 19/9/23 at the Blue Lamp. Others were inspired by Art work in Aberdeen’s Art Fair at Aberdeen’s Music Hall (Sept 1-3 20230. Still more were written on a research tour of the Loch Lomond National Park.
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-40079545913620543752023-08-22T18:02:00.001+01:002023-08-22T18:02:36.364+01:00The Poems: The Lobster<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KVwDOxI-dd82vGkPMna0Z1K3MSL4JJLwHk5ISzsUt7H-OfNgStARajeoc6ZI48jAgCXLrsL6_tlGdVXFnJarA74pSWmghneApyllxQu1kifdvNaGPNy_gAxQx0kcQ4mGPW_2VS_scpIRTppSS0sNcl15mqfJqFdYLn69MJO6leab7WmMfIM1kDJLCOY/s2335/2023-08-22_175119.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="2335" data-original-width="1674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KVwDOxI-dd82vGkPMna0Z1K3MSL4JJLwHk5ISzsUt7H-OfNgStARajeoc6ZI48jAgCXLrsL6_tlGdVXFnJarA74pSWmghneApyllxQu1kifdvNaGPNy_gAxQx0kcQ4mGPW_2VS_scpIRTppSS0sNcl15mqfJqFdYLn69MJO6leab7WmMfIM1kDJLCOY/s200/2023-08-22_175119.jpg"/></a></div>Acknowledgements:Title:The Lobster(Pamphlet no 192) Front Cover : Copy of The Lobster Telephone by Salvador Dali (1938)Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall
For more information on publications by Sheena Blackhall visit http://sheenablackhall.blogspot.com or the on line catalogue of the National Library of Scotland www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/index/html. All of Blackhall’s poems in Scots & English are now uploaded on www.poemhunter.com . Her website can be found on 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 Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume. Copyright September 2023 Limited print run of 50 copies
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-6115171605412581242023-07-26T18:27:00.001+01:002023-07-26T18:27:34.392+01:00The Poems: Kye Gaun Hame<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4wbPy5aItzw2D3xh6UYOgeyJ7YL_NICMVsiOX5FvzHuB_EH5MviRNmAH_G7VA5wddEvz_Px2w0gkh8nb-hqvG_GXDwA8_dMLNIp3Lh_k0Yz99dtHP51OkKH46zrZmhTc6ds8nGfJ0zB2EDiBKfYKgP_gAdvxLB9zOKHFB5FiY3THGjw_3NrzuRWTJDs/s593/Epson_07262023_181828%20%282%29.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4wbPy5aItzw2D3xh6UYOgeyJ7YL_NICMVsiOX5FvzHuB_EH5MviRNmAH_G7VA5wddEvz_Px2w0gkh8nb-hqvG_GXDwA8_dMLNIp3Lh_k0Yz99dtHP51OkKH46zrZmhTc6ds8nGfJ0zB2EDiBKfYKgP_gAdvxLB9zOKHFB5FiY3THGjw_3NrzuRWTJDs/s200/Epson_07262023_181828%20%282%29.png"/></a></div>Acknowledgements:Title: Kye Gaun Hame (Pamphlet no 191) Cover : The Return of the Herd, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1565 Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall
Some of the poems in this collection were written to perform at The Wee Gaitherin, in Stonehaven, 40+ Poets from Scotland and farther afield. (Poetry readings and performances in English, Scots and Gaelic.) Poetry • Music • Workshops Book Stalls • Publishers Fair.The Wee Gaitherin strives to be the most democratic poetry festival in Scotland, offering a platform for poets – from the unknown to the acclaimed – to showcase their work on an equal footing. Their motto of ‘Turn up, tune in, take part’ reflects the inclusive ethos of the festival, which encourages participation from all marginalised and traditionally under-represented sections of society.Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume. Copyright August 2023
Limited print run of 50 copies
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-80832602702806122312023-07-13T13:24:00.001+01:002023-07-13T13:24:10.036+01:00The Poems : Young Quine Dreamin<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljmHyrwORKn2TZv1NNraH7EEEUE5jrUHcJpT8sTUuD5Mb3ps1aBU_7huR2gwTlQ6A0PNlQbKWhiyxgyuK4jX1xJQfkMzKWAryUwLEemDyKRWgnwhfkDlBUVCi5fjciTBu4czdWpst6gCXDDYv9KdNzrUaNQ7vnZ2lgrRKpKw9wxsITi8xlit2urj0kEs/s877/jessica.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="877" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljmHyrwORKn2TZv1NNraH7EEEUE5jrUHcJpT8sTUuD5Mb3ps1aBU_7huR2gwTlQ6A0PNlQbKWhiyxgyuK4jX1xJQfkMzKWAryUwLEemDyKRWgnwhfkDlBUVCi5fjciTBu4czdWpst6gCXDDYv9KdNzrUaNQ7vnZ2lgrRKpKw9wxsITi8xlit2urj0kEs/s200/jessica.png"/></a></div>Acknowledgements Title: Young Quine Dreamin (Pamphlet no 190) Front Cover : artist Jessica Blackhall, born 2011 Back Cover: ‘Ice Cream at the Theatre,’ by Winnie Blackhall born 2012 Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall The Gype was commissioned by the Aberdeen Artist Charlie Hynes, for an upcoming exhibition of his work in Salem, Oregon, USA. The poem is based on his drawing In the Belly of the Whale. Blackhall told the tale of The Hennie to the Confucius Institute at an event held by them at Aberdeen University. The Dream o the Restless Bairnickie appeared in Norlan Lichts, New Poems in Scots from the North East, published by Rymour. In the review in Northwords Now, by Alistair Lawrie, the collection was well received:‘By its nature, indeed its very existence, this collection of poems… sets out to be a significant moment for Doric and indeed Scots poetry. It succeeds.’ Flooers was inspired by the poem Two Flags by Albert Thomson. The poem Ronnie Watt is to be published in the Knights of the Most Holy Trinity’s magazine. The Yalla Ribbon was told as a stimulus in the Creative Writing class for 8-12s run by Sheena Blackhall at Aberdeen Arts Centre, and at Glen Esk Heritage Museum in a storytelling session for the general public.Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume.Sheena Blackhall copyright July 2023 This is a Limited Edition of 50
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-26420675686280498022023-06-05T20:12:00.000+01:002023-06-05T20:12:04.715+01:00The Poems: Pigging Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7Ki-9KL5m8oxsNx3BgwpPMKffJWUxg_z2grKOa9HlQKdXSEkirdThWKl-S6Tn9KGEVqusF5BO_wQssfXnoTomlmle1uMJnpmgVFAVQv9QnA4YFZayhPGoKAzUw_IhCws-mC2nRgaMFc6iTEl-bhB0TCt0KSTy7A5zr8_uGv39JaMkZT_wdCKAkIx/s596/pig.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7Ki-9KL5m8oxsNx3BgwpPMKffJWUxg_z2grKOa9HlQKdXSEkirdThWKl-S6Tn9KGEVqusF5BO_wQssfXnoTomlmle1uMJnpmgVFAVQv9QnA4YFZayhPGoKAzUw_IhCws-mC2nRgaMFc6iTEl-bhB0TCt0KSTy7A5zr8_uGv39JaMkZT_wdCKAkIx/s200/pig.png"/></a></div>Acknowledgements:Title: Pigging Out(Pamphlet no 189)Front Cover : royalty free image from the internet
Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall June 2023
Limited print run of 50 copies For more information on publications by Sheena Blackhall visit http://sheenablackhall.blogspot.com or the on line catalogue of the National Library of Scotland www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/index/html. All of Blackhall’s poems in Scots & English are now uploaded on www.poemhunter.com . Her website can be found on 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 Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume.
Sheena Blackhall copyright June 2023
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-71714052871719714642023-05-09T11:25:00.000+01:002023-05-09T11:25:04.481+01:00The Poems: Muninn & Huginn Pamphlet 188<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiop0d84GsAoExYcYby4Fa-FxyFY6QhNHTKKKHFmrmdTRVfGAjdhbA1n3LZFVKQpdtCWjmUf20FwXmdb-qJ8tXqhmD3NPljxSqJ9Q5Wb1iCrU6Q0F8S5_Rfj6nVjOJ52x5lJ7hSllrWaVOwJtF5tskyghbXMu--mmYkmo1mPc0AZnpXNHzwbfSReW7y/s595/norse.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiop0d84GsAoExYcYby4Fa-FxyFY6QhNHTKKKHFmrmdTRVfGAjdhbA1n3LZFVKQpdtCWjmUf20FwXmdb-qJ8tXqhmD3NPljxSqJ9Q5Wb1iCrU6Q0F8S5_Rfj6nVjOJ52x5lJ7hSllrWaVOwJtF5tskyghbXMu--mmYkmo1mPc0AZnpXNHzwbfSReW7y/s200/norse.png"/></a></div>Title: Muninn & Huginn (Pamphlet no 188) Front Cover : a photo from a Vendel era helmet Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall May 2023 Limited print run of 50 copies Acknowledgements In Norse myth, Huginn (Old Norse, thought) and Muninn (Old Norse, memory)
are the two ravens that fly all over the world and bring back information to the god Odin. Odin only drank wine and spoke only in poetry.For more information on publications by Sheena Blackhall visit http://sheenablackhall.blogspot.com or the on line catalogue of the National Library of Scotland www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/index/html. All of Blackhall’s poems in Scots & English are now uploaded on www.poemhunter.com . Her website can be found on 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 Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume.Sheena Blackhall copyright May 2023
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-64290069091215051192023-04-13T14:02:00.001+01:002023-04-13T14:02:36.506+01:00The Poems: Baa/Humbug<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnnPux8WM1AkWt5KGFkKE94nS5K_8NrmxqWquR8C3SrKmYzhrT2MFjpw80HbfSSj8erCEUKpIsf7ltuXM7dblkOi5Xp5NUxCCaLCzjZYq25ahryXu8SRCopUE1giO_qnrIxbAZYd6mu-yna4B172Oc2r9I4-DxympoOW8zqeRW19ntXtmHXGmD6UV/s583/bee.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnnPux8WM1AkWt5KGFkKE94nS5K_8NrmxqWquR8C3SrKmYzhrT2MFjpw80HbfSSj8erCEUKpIsf7ltuXM7dblkOi5Xp5NUxCCaLCzjZYq25ahryXu8SRCopUE1giO_qnrIxbAZYd6mu-yna4B172Oc2r9I4-DxympoOW8zqeRW19ntXtmHXGmD6UV/s200/bee.png"/></a></div>Title: Baa Humbug (Pamphlet no 187) Front Cover : on-line photo of a bumble bee Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall April 2023 Limited print run of 50 copies
The Soutar’s Shop was written after a visit with members of the confraternity of the Knights of the Most Holy Trinity, arranged by Grand Prior Albert Thomson. to the Soutar’s Shop at Ballogie where we were met by Toni Watt, manager of Birse Community Trust (BCT), the organisation responsible for the building. The shop is the only one of its type left in Scotland. The poem was published in the Knights of the Most Holy Trinity’s magazine, issue 62 of The Northern Light. Birse Community Trust became the owner of this historic soutar’s shop in 1999. It was built in 1896 by James Merchant on a croft in Ballogie and he continued his soutar’s business there until his death in 1941. The Soutar’s Shop is a remarkable ‘time capsule’.Most of the poems were written during a 5 day tour of the Caledonian national Park. Some of the poems were inspired by brief entries in A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable, by Ian Crofton, pub. by Birlinn, 2016, Edinburgh ISBN 978-1- 78027-428-7.The six short bairn rhymes at the end were written as part of a programme of 6 visits to Aberdeenshire libraries, funded by the Doric Board, for much thanks.
Copyright April 2023
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-55330111880724209072023-03-20T18:12:00.001+00:002023-03-20T18:12:43.199+00:00The Poems: The Devil's Pulpit <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0Z65Md-5i1iVpzkVReB_mO0DyojoIJKNTj1s5v4D0CfU-3j9rux0x5BNZgG9R3jfw_ak7OZBkM38OCDNMTRTGlgqv7uGeyoSXA9gZS1jqpqDvIVR4nxfAjVceucgNKrKeo4hmFyYSONhM8mBs6V4ASom1ByyRxTgUJmgqTOqUZd4slRno6i4qUvj/s595/Epson_03202023_172621.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0Z65Md-5i1iVpzkVReB_mO0DyojoIJKNTj1s5v4D0CfU-3j9rux0x5BNZgG9R3jfw_ak7OZBkM38OCDNMTRTGlgqv7uGeyoSXA9gZS1jqpqDvIVR4nxfAjVceucgNKrKeo4hmFyYSONhM8mBs6V4ASom1ByyRxTgUJmgqTOqUZd4slRno6i4qUvj/s200/Epson_03202023_172621.png"/></a></div>Title: The Devil’s Pulpit, Finnich Glen (Pamphlet no 186)Front Cover : on-line photo of the scene
Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall March 2023
Limited print run of 50 copies.<i>The Enemy Inside</i> was commissioned by Asif Khan of the Scottish Poetry Library which is partnering with Parkinson's UK Scotland to mark World Parkinson’s Day on 11 April. It will be published on their social media platforms.<i>Ukraine</i> was written after a dinner with the confraternity of the Knights of the Most Holy Trinity, hosted by Grand Prior Albert Thomson, where two Ukrainian guests, Mariya Pavlova and Inna MacLeod, related stories of the suffering in their homeland. They have set up an Association of Ukrainians in Aberdeen. 2,000 refugees from Ukraine have now settled in the city. The poem was published in the Knights of the Most Holy Trinity’s magazine, issue 61 of The Northern Light. <i>Overheard at Wetherspoons</i> and <i>Bullied</i> was published in the anthology <i>Tales Frae the Doric Side</i>, a collaboration between spoken word artist and writer Jo Gilbert, The Friends of Elphinstone, and the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen. It was funded by Aberdeen City Council Creative Funding. The anthology was published through Doric Books – a community interest company dedicated to promoting NE Scots. CEO Jackie Ross said “Doric Books are fair trickit tae be publishin iss anthology. It's sairly needed fur e secondary skweels. It'll be gran tae hae a hantle o contemporary screivins in e Doric aat'll appeal tae teenagers an aulder fowk as weel.”
For more information on publications by Sheena Blackhall visit http://sheenablackhall.blogspot.com or the on line catalogue of the National Library of Scotland www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/index/html. All of Blackhall’s poems in Scots & English are now uploaded on www.poemhunter.com . Her website can be found on 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 Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume.
Sheena Blackhall copyright March 2023
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-40000588926828115382023-02-14T18:35:00.001+00:002023-02-14T18:35:31.932+00:00The Poems: Moon StruckAcknowledgements
Title: Moon Struck (Pamphlet no 185) Front Cover : Free image from Pixabay Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Limited print run of 50 copies.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PDeM7TGCJZi-bRI4pt7uFH6-QS5KlLpIugWDIlTI09ILTZvidYlY52iEBi4DqQQKGxEiNEgOd4eFseo88dIjqlLxZ8xC9Vw6t2bCmn7qKYyDOFaMGt3kNLtW-fSPrfwjTWJqjbLfhSxko2heCEM4tehmEh4-wVnfacYrc9xUMpv6lyQ7p22eqYpU/s596/moon.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PDeM7TGCJZi-bRI4pt7uFH6-QS5KlLpIugWDIlTI09ILTZvidYlY52iEBi4DqQQKGxEiNEgOd4eFseo88dIjqlLxZ8xC9Vw6t2bCmn7qKYyDOFaMGt3kNLtW-fSPrfwjTWJqjbLfhSxko2heCEM4tehmEh4-wVnfacYrc9xUMpv6lyQ7p22eqYpU/s200/moon.png"/></a></div>In February Sheena Blackhall continued to run creative writing workshops for children at Aberdeen Art Centre. This month she also gave a reading in Keith. Kirils Kuzmins, a student at RGU, carrying out an Internship at Doric Books filmed an hour-long session of the poet reading her poems, and those she had translated, to later post weekly on Doric Books social media pages. Also carrying out an internship with Doric Books, Kirstie Clark carried out another hour long interview with the poet at RGU. At Aberdeen University Blackhall delivered a session on storytelling to the students. She was one of the editors of Tales fae the Doric Side promoting the collaboration between the writer Jo Gilbert, The Friends of Elphinstone, the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen and Creative Funding, and she read at the launch of this anthology. She also touched base with Aberdeen University’s Laura Grant and Georgios Leontidis on the theme of technology, to discuss writing, ‘what writers draw on, the importance of emotion and empathy – all the good things that machines, even the highly intelligent ones, lack.’ The short story ‘Bobby was Gone’ was written by Kenna Anderson, a new and exciting emerging writer. Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume.Sheena Blackhall copyright February 2023
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-81461185265268894032023-01-24T19:55:00.000+00:002023-01-24T19:55:06.842+00:00The Poems: Doppelganger<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8rOY9BGYdZKgvJmXB4bgwvpJS9M6kWitDvt21gh3kkpqzTRGgHD0LCXonUhHAowElDWnOTmEFoacgpYl8P0YEXsQNvSu57TwX94EPluhKtz2JmcKogaECGSLdmaWbSeMN0amU8sE0bOBeCIyKY2mn5cAkNDJIvtxyiH8EoarVhtJTFlljPjDvMLD/s586/dopp.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8rOY9BGYdZKgvJmXB4bgwvpJS9M6kWitDvt21gh3kkpqzTRGgHD0LCXonUhHAowElDWnOTmEFoacgpYl8P0YEXsQNvSu57TwX94EPluhKtz2JmcKogaECGSLdmaWbSeMN0amU8sE0bOBeCIyKY2mn5cAkNDJIvtxyiH8EoarVhtJTFlljPjDvMLD/s200/dopp.png"/></a></div>
Title: Doppelganger (Pamphlet no 184)Front Cover: freepik evgeniibashta online Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall January 2023 Limited print run of 50 copies
Our Sustainable Development Journey was written to perform at the visit by the Camilla, the Queen Consort to Aberdeen University on 19/1/23. The event was held to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen Consort as the University’s Chancellor. The event featured an update on the University's 2040 commitment to sustainability, highlighting current academic, operational and community initiatives. In Memoriam, Andrew Philip Watt was written to read as a tribute at the funeral of Philip Watt, farmer, New Deer, who was not only a kinsman but patriarch of the Philip family. With his wife Vicki he funded several of my poetry pamphlets. Two Doric Limericks were written in response to a request by Dan Ryder, a lyricist and painter who paints his own limericks as murals. His public work often focuses on the local culture and history of places. He intends to approach Nuart to seek a commission to paint one these limericks. Many of these poems were written on a writing retreat at Myres Castle led by Sukhema and Ratnadevi on Mindfulness & Tai Chi. Sheena Blackhall copyright Jan 2023
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-26459236388403293572022-11-12T19:44:00.001+00:002022-11-12T19:44:53.032+00:00The Poems: The Hale Rickmatic Pamphlet 183<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvqAW3OIrt1iS_fWn7ckDlSD1x44OaxySFx9RhyN6NkjTgbBXwXms--yES5WxnKH5gUFC0w0NVvMbufvM-WyUXOb7cFOk3Z36f8d8rtCIUYn6bk0uGlfnps7i3bhKxBoeonuG0awAch093nopOCFsHO2a_VCa4rGtaFc4hZgjY_OPGAlu2cl7b7Ai/s574/legend.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvqAW3OIrt1iS_fWn7ckDlSD1x44OaxySFx9RhyN6NkjTgbBXwXms--yES5WxnKH5gUFC0w0NVvMbufvM-WyUXOb7cFOk3Z36f8d8rtCIUYn6bk0uGlfnps7i3bhKxBoeonuG0awAch093nopOCFsHO2a_VCa4rGtaFc4hZgjY_OPGAlu2cl7b7Ai/s200/legend.png"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivOlasEJlV2pnC0l_RiyCUsCBQxbmJ5HF7UnDy1IQNcZWF3l7Phy2f6Pt3wbwWXQS_5yViJvgZlL6zEIA7aua4vPWfhKWkUUkmBapOpg02prty8YZ2eFSjhya24d0jLuWWgejswgbBeaBdRd3YhYd5DVr_ssfAfNplV8NmqK-MdCN2gGosyzGBYNQ/s604/rick.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivOlasEJlV2pnC0l_RiyCUsCBQxbmJ5HF7UnDy1IQNcZWF3l7Phy2f6Pt3wbwWXQS_5yViJvgZlL6zEIA7aua4vPWfhKWkUUkmBapOpg02prty8YZ2eFSjhya24d0jLuWWgejswgbBeaBdRd3YhYd5DVr_ssfAfNplV8NmqK-MdCN2gGosyzGBYNQ/s200/rick.png"/></a></div>Title: The Hale Rickmatic : (Pamphlet no 183) Front Cover : Lockdown by Rosy Long Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall December2022 Limited print run of 50 copies
Birse Kirk was published in the collection Our Living Rivers & Glens. The River Dee & Dee Journey was published in Four Rivers, Deep Maps: edited by Jo Jones and Neil Curtis, pub. University of Western Australia (launched 4/11/ 2022) Collected Responses on the Don and Dee Rivers (North-East Scotland)and the Derbarl Yerrigan and Dyarlgarro Beeliar (Swan and Canning Rivers, Western Australia). ISBN 978-1-76080-218-9.
The cover ‘Lockdown’ is reproduced here with kind permission of the artist Rosy Long. Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-24776722699439808672022-10-06T21:53:00.002+01:002022-10-06T21:53:54.374+01:00The Poems: Scarecrow<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO-hbpc2k6mbjrX61E1HXQ8W70912hJsxs8Rm7bfR1yXOenRqF52kMLrPJg8tPpIkvHOpf2jJjfBwmAxrxxOvP0BcY2IuckEnRAAlTBg4U5MhXNER100BRkUaiwY2hIBG0uRhtqGHznTc-f74VoCTNxCDHi9Lg1d6bQeq2X6YqNPl0czQCBxxbQEW/scarecrow.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="0" data-original-width="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO-hbpc2k6mbjrX61E1HXQ8W70912hJsxs8Rm7bfR1yXOenRqF52kMLrPJg8tPpIkvHOpf2jJjfBwmAxrxxOvP0BcY2IuckEnRAAlTBg4U5MhXNER100BRkUaiwY2hIBG0uRhtqGHznTc-f74VoCTNxCDHi9Lg1d6bQeq2X6YqNPl0czQCBxxbQEW/s200/scarecrow.png"/></a></div>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
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-28514858789060806752022-08-30T14:21:00.000+01:002022-08-30T14:21:00.362+01:00The Poems: The Young Wife<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7FSzghnq4I8n9OEn9_2CPSFIRzS6lRkVYv5Wm0THlZpyF2Tm_UFzLueCUR1UYeBOjlWKChqaM9Ol2Fma1_sAcILH-4yEu5t61T7-hcsxNNz62syqSqS6qR0Nu7PJCI1T6w8l9VvazWdUxb5am_3Jra1xjk6VyDLDowL4ZOBNN4cY4dAzGsE3UC8W/s1179/wife.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="847" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7FSzghnq4I8n9OEn9_2CPSFIRzS6lRkVYv5Wm0THlZpyF2Tm_UFzLueCUR1UYeBOjlWKChqaM9Ol2Fma1_sAcILH-4yEu5t61T7-hcsxNNz62syqSqS6qR0Nu7PJCI1T6w8l9VvazWdUxb5am_3Jra1xjk6VyDLDowL4ZOBNN4cY4dAzGsE3UC8W/s200/wife.png"/></a></div>Title: The Young Wife (pamphlet no 181). Front Cover: The Japanese Goddess by TechBehr on Deviant Art. Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Repro Overflow. copyright Sheena Blackhall September 1st 2022
Limited Edition of 50 copies
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-27774554998989590582022-08-02T16:30:00.001+01:002022-08-02T16:30:39.000+01:00The Poems: Giraffe <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-4vGXTWoHnHG3MYRYzy1vPK3oAIUhfyqfDtwPNQwyBedXoKRGgRf5CiA7mR9UZREUf9h5fagAByIQxbfcOUOl48-f4V3Kmaod6uBtaYqjCkXXgnlGYRiq_xuNej3wpj20O6s7z5BoMbG5O0GUkdtDjOGqx_XehkF6ATXsoSHWurJwDOuvc-2iVk9/s3508/book.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-4vGXTWoHnHG3MYRYzy1vPK3oAIUhfyqfDtwPNQwyBedXoKRGgRf5CiA7mR9UZREUf9h5fagAByIQxbfcOUOl48-f4V3Kmaod6uBtaYqjCkXXgnlGYRiq_xuNej3wpj20O6s7z5BoMbG5O0GUkdtDjOGqx_XehkF6ATXsoSHWurJwDOuvc-2iVk9/s320/book.jpg"/></a></div>Acknowledgements Title: Giraffe (Pamphlet no 180 ) Front Cover : by Jessica Blackhall, aged 11, (after a print by Steven Brown, Francie & Josie McZoo).Back Cover: by Winnie Blackhall aged 9, (after a floral design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh) Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall, August 2022 Anne Simpson, Chair, The Book of Deer Project SCIO has written to say that she hopes to use the Poem The Book of Deer, (with others) in print or via a performance at the end of summer. Permission has been given to the composer Annabel Kershaw to use the poem Solar Siblings within a choir composition for the Aberdeen Sound Festival. It is a choral piece and will be sung by the Aberdeen -based choir, Con Anima. The performance will be free to the public and will take place within the Aberdeen Art Gallery on 29th October at 3pm.
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-3283075207692306642022-07-06T09:24:00.001+01:002022-07-06T09:24:22.007+01:00The Playlets:<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6wyA-R9ZLpo1f2UgS7qCgCjCgDCTCRRnkhqz2PPhg90kbGst6ZUPP516jZnEDC2v1o54nXDr-3rlDpRr_FE9QPd6--csT_7E-QHckMfTtzxzrmXj_B7Pv27IKPtlpBauEo69FZZG6et6uvRHtwGxQD8a9RCxPiIq_XkK9UADXwqaqslrHHWbwwna/s580/craa.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6wyA-R9ZLpo1f2UgS7qCgCjCgDCTCRRnkhqz2PPhg90kbGst6ZUPP516jZnEDC2v1o54nXDr-3rlDpRr_FE9QPd6--csT_7E-QHckMfTtzxzrmXj_B7Pv27IKPtlpBauEo69FZZG6et6uvRHtwGxQD8a9RCxPiIq_XkK9UADXwqaqslrHHWbwwna/s200/craa.jpg"/></a></div>Acknowledgements Title:Pamphlet no 179 Cover: Crow on a Branch by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) from the online collection of Brooklyn Museum
Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall, July 2022: North-east poet Sheena Blackhall was commissioned to write 5 playlets, to perfom alongside actor Hamish Somers . The work was specially created for the magical and intimate surrounds of St Margaret’s Braemar, drawing inspiration from major historical events and ghost stories of the area. The playlets were inspired by local legend, many learned on her aunt’s bus service which ran tours with local stories for tourists.The poem Filmin oor Culture was written for the Doric film festival, 2022. The Song: Homage to Haddo was written after being asked to perform at Haddo House. Linking Doric Couplets were commissioned as part of the filmed documentary Tatties and Typhoid Ham, a fusion of evolving visual art, music, and spoken word, wherein three women from Aberdeen, Diana Buchan, Ruby Stephen, and Pat Robertson, shared their thoughts and experiences on being locked down during the typhoid outbreak in 1964 and their concurrent situation during the 2020 Coronavirus outbreak. It was directed by visual artist Kate Steenhauer and produced in collaboration with Blackhall, composer Maria Sappho, and videographers Alex Cormack and Martina Camatta.Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume, and to the creator of the cover image.July 2022 Sheena Blackhall This is a limited print run of 50 copies
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-64325909700526789592022-06-12T11:23:00.001+01:002022-06-12T11:23:38.164+01:00The Poems: Norlan Lichts Anthology<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r_2ieebYX6HOvDl_cAltz39D69DLy8-muWQljNNembU5aKunT8ECRomtWQfSOjWddEd30XlFgMWu9cViz84Yb2pagOVZ6RYfBa9mnmXeZJ7JUJJfRqYxcUUu0oWz9qCOT4lgToy2F-E0XF_hbkzw4ZaePFUZBo-Vpooybeww1ZzXIhYXp6bmZo4n/s300/norlan.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r_2ieebYX6HOvDl_cAltz39D69DLy8-muWQljNNembU5aKunT8ECRomtWQfSOjWddEd30XlFgMWu9cViz84Yb2pagOVZ6RYfBa9mnmXeZJ7JUJJfRqYxcUUu0oWz9qCOT4lgToy2F-E0XF_hbkzw4ZaePFUZBo-Vpooybeww1ZzXIhYXp6bmZo4n/s200/norlan.jpg"/></a></div>Title: Norlan Lichts.First published 2022 by Rymour Books 45 Needless Road, Perth PH20LE © The Authors 2022 ISBN 978-1-8384052-0-0 http://www.rymour.co.uk cover and book design by Ian Spring printed by Imprint Digital, Exeter, Devon A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library The paper used in this book is approved by the Forest Stewardship Council This book is set in Bembo, a typeface cut by Francesco Griffo in 1495 for the works of Pietro Bembo, a poet, a Cardinal and lover of Lucrezia Borgia. Lesley Benzie, Sheena Blackhall and Sheila Templeton are the pre-eminent women poets writing in the Doric, or the Scots of North-east Scotland. This is a new collection of predominently unpublished work by them.
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-71312628949028877472022-06-12T10:41:00.001+01:002022-06-21T17:42:34.546+01:00The Poems: Suitcase of Dreams <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVGgYlzlbt8cBwb_yzvQvIYk5CecwCEcZObGlT_jdoILgtpV7FnEhPXnHKN61RIZG2xVVzI6SRb1WFj2-18BL8Cotijq1Rd0JCfQ1Uvg4VYzxtOUajtkWhtNcFMzdUQX4umOCUdy9p6KLxyOOIdHBVWJUZFqTBRacir7ti9opAZaSeo46E0es0rOa/s588/suits.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVGgYlzlbt8cBwb_yzvQvIYk5CecwCEcZObGlT_jdoILgtpV7FnEhPXnHKN61RIZG2xVVzI6SRb1WFj2-18BL8Cotijq1Rd0JCfQ1Uvg4VYzxtOUajtkWhtNcFMzdUQX4umOCUdy9p6KLxyOOIdHBVWJUZFqTBRacir7ti9opAZaSeo46E0es0rOa/s200/suits.png"/></a></div>Acknowledgements: Title: Suitcase of Dreams Pamphlet no 178 Cover: Softly Surreal Incognito photo by Ozstuff1 on Pinterest:Published by Malfranteaux Concepts :Printed by Retro Overflow: Copyright: Sheena Blackhall, June 2022 The Treisur Hunters was a commissioned story for the BBC childrens’ schools section. Like T-Rex was published in The Scotsman. Many of the poems were inspired by paintings exhibited in the Aberdeen Artist Society’s exhibition in 2022 in Aberdeen Art Gallery. Performers was written during the Portsoy Traditional Festival weekend, coinciding with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Hairdresser, the Cooncillor, the Coven, features on https://gudeandgodlie.wordpress.com/
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-38636055631772337532022-05-20T09:43:00.002+01:002022-05-20T09:43:34.094+01:00The Poems: There is no Cow on the Ice<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9FJexlsR61kwCDphuTsobeD8Q_hvzZumRhuJMuaZoyZbpwJPCA4ZmyLNFoMqi1EMaNRvpzvNsrYlw4bPnuJkLXqEABt2M6FVMSjvji36i_XphGlopUwB_YIrAeDqGhLh-aEhRR__JnbtjVw97faU_ax_0huq_S9wuFPP86bLyyUoKn0PSqkyisty/s617/cowpng.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9FJexlsR61kwCDphuTsobeD8Q_hvzZumRhuJMuaZoyZbpwJPCA4ZmyLNFoMqi1EMaNRvpzvNsrYlw4bPnuJkLXqEABt2M6FVMSjvji36i_XphGlopUwB_YIrAeDqGhLh-aEhRR__JnbtjVw97faU_ax_0huq_S9wuFPP86bLyyUoKn0PSqkyisty/s200/cowpng.png"/></a></div>Acknowledgements Title: There’s no Cow on the Ice (Pamphlet no 177 )Cover: Royalty Free online art Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall, May 2022 There’s No Snow on the Ice is a Swedish saying, meaning Don’t Worry.Most of these poems were penned on a week’s creative writing retreat at Dhanakosa, Balquidder, incorporating Tai Chi, Meditation & Poetry. The tutors were Linda France and Sukhema (Larry Butler). For more information on publications by Sheena Blackhall visit http://sheenablackhall.blogspot.com or the on line catalogue of the National Library of Scotland www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/index/html All of Blackhall’s poems in Scots & English are now uploaded on www.poemhunter.com . Her website can be found on 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 Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume.
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-39608342671928263202022-03-07T20:43:00.001+00:002022-03-07T20:43:55.420+00:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0itf2NpXa-d3j05f-SXAVqAfN6u-Q7I38WopCxu1FGQQ01givWBSJnoBKz8tz1Kl27mUwuIoWjbflLvPNMWidMXaFi-Wq2rHhe-yAnp9rQZWXorwN7zTuqltjKYL5b_NkBI7J8ICVa-iNjP2CIk3oKlMWTZvOu-7BT3RV_oLmqDeVrUeReM4DX2n6=s560" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0itf2NpXa-d3j05f-SXAVqAfN6u-Q7I38WopCxu1FGQQ01givWBSJnoBKz8tz1Kl27mUwuIoWjbflLvPNMWidMXaFi-Wq2rHhe-yAnp9rQZWXorwN7zTuqltjKYL5b_NkBI7J8ICVa-iNjP2CIk3oKlMWTZvOu-7BT3RV_oLmqDeVrUeReM4DX2n6=s200"/></a></div>Title: Something Fishy This Way Comes :Pamphlet no 176: Cover: Royalty Free Clipart.Published by Malfranteaux Concepts, Printed by Retro Overflow
Copyright: Sheena Blackhall, March 2022 Acknowledgements Many of these poems were written after staying a few days in Clippie Lodge, Ballater. This is an extensive refurbishment of my family’s holiday home, owned by my aunt, the late Helen Strachan, then called ‘The Shack’…a very different, basic, but much loved dwelling.
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-40025333071598248302022-01-27T15:31:00.001+00:002022-01-27T15:31:22.713+00:00The Poems: Carpe Diem<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAk2GCTaDGOqNMN9OjE9RYKjt6p7ON0NMZkzHIV-ylI_lQ601DMF5NZs6XxOQG9aj-alkz4D4djfiAeILOvfFB_qLMm6vpoP9b_n8DA6yOWp9s4kkMPoVPUCM96IU-JyXL-mqXrmw9NxmK5O0HpU424qUkKaed7FSYOGTmyQUa5JREVHtR09KaEmYI=s611" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAk2GCTaDGOqNMN9OjE9RYKjt6p7ON0NMZkzHIV-ylI_lQ601DMF5NZs6XxOQG9aj-alkz4D4djfiAeILOvfFB_qLMm6vpoP9b_n8DA6yOWp9s4kkMPoVPUCM96IU-JyXL-mqXrmw9NxmK5O0HpU424qUkKaed7FSYOGTmyQUa5JREVHtR09KaEmYI=s200"/></a></div>Title:: Carpe Diem Pamphlet no 175 Cover: Girl Before the Mirror (1932) Picasso (free from the web) Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall February 2022 Acknowledgements I was commissioned by the Spectra team to contribute a piece to Writ Large. They asked artists Illuminos to use a section of one poem to be the basis of a large-scale video map projection on Marsichal College over the Spectra dates 10-13 Feb. Six Frames is a playful interpretation of six stanzas from my poem On the Bus: nummer 1 route. Using six repeating sections of the Marischal College facade, Illuminos used principles found in flick books and early animation, to take us on a journey through Aberdeen from the bus route of the poem. Using a six frames per second repeating format, the building is brought to life through cascading rhythmic imagery drawn from my poem in Scots dialect - a pulsing, whirring, humming trundle from Brig o Dee to Music Haa to Justice Coort and beyond. A bit more about their work is here https://www.illuminos.co.uk/ The poem Lang Sandy appeared in Eiks an Ens, Nummer 25 Scots Leid Associe Januar’s online feature. This is a limited edition of 50 copies February c. Sheena Blackhall ‘Picasso's rendering of the reflection in the mirror has been described by Debbie Goldberg at the Museum of Modern Art as a depiction of Death. Picasso made reference to other artworks within his compositions and may have been influenced by a painting belonging to a friend which was an image of Death holding up a mirror to a woman. The prevailing theme of this is memento mori or "remember that life is brief". From Wikipedia
Sheena Blackhallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892999606069735388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040384171268271187.post-80962188502963904692021-12-31T18:49:00.001+00:002021-12-31T18:49:53.397+00:00The Poems: Ganesh's Daughter<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPUtmwvJrU9AOfvark_UF0igmWVp7FPbxMzDaEHbp2InvgIGp5ChyynM66hRYjqKyqIRNuwPnLt4tu2w7lO0GjIp932KjIGm6VMlGUP50mstfm7CgI_MbOOwNM95gpiwSq4MAg3ukQbOm2cBSOhR76iPhzn4xY99W4cCsU-FH5pJ2elcwocPwxx5D_=s603" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPUtmwvJrU9AOfvark_UF0igmWVp7FPbxMzDaEHbp2InvgIGp5ChyynM66hRYjqKyqIRNuwPnLt4tu2w7lO0GjIp932KjIGm6VMlGUP50mstfm7CgI_MbOOwNM95gpiwSq4MAg3ukQbOm2cBSOhR76iPhzn4xY99W4cCsU-FH5pJ2elcwocPwxx5D_=s200"/></a></div>Acknowledgements
Title: Ganesh’s Daughter,Pamphlet no 174, Cover: Pin Interest clip art elephant,Published by Malfranteaux Concepts,Printed by Retro Overflow
Copyright: Sheena Blackhall January 2022. The song ‘David Toulmin’s Heirskip’ which sings to the tune Drumdelgie was commissioned by the Elphinstone Institute to celebrate the launch of their book which brings together all the winning stories since inception of the Toulmin Story Comp together with selected others in the anthology Dinna Mess wi the Popo and other stories of the North-East of Scotland. Balvaird Castle appeared in The Northern Light Issue 55 – December 2021 Confraternity of the Knights of the Most Holy Trinity (Priory of Scotland). ‘Birse Kirk’ features in the The Dee Don Ceilidh Collective ‘Our Living Rivers and Glens’ project. Added to their media map, as an inspiration for their composers and songwriters, Jenny Sturgeon has cited it as one of her inspirations for her new song ‘Spinning Discs’. The tunes and songs are now complete, and you can listen to them on the designated website A‘legacy’ book for the project, will include all of the new music and songs, and some of the images and inspirations behind them. Birse Kirk will feature in this. The Spikk o the Nor East Leid was commissioned by DOST, and the poem (text & video) is live on dsl.ac.uk/Aitken100.‘A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (‘DOST’, 1932–2002) is a unique record of the language, history, culture and traditions of the Scots-speaking people from their earliest records to the year 1700. Running to 8,100 pages, this national treasure incorporates some 50,000 entries and 581,000 illustrative quotations drawn from more than three centuries of language use…. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of its most significant contributors: A.J. (Jack) Aitken (1921–1998), an outstanding figure in Scots language scholarship and editor of DOST from 1955 to 1986. …’As a lasting tribute to DOS five poets were commissioned to write poems celebration of Scots and its extensive history. The poems, written in a variety of local vernaculars, were published on St Andrew’s Day 2021, by Sheena Blackhall, Liz Lochhead, Alison Millar, Gregor Steele and Rab Wilson Sheena Blackhall c. January 2022
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