The Poems: The Octopus

Title: The Octopus Front Cover : Free Pik Printed by Retro Overflow Sheena Blackhall July 2025 For more information on publications by Sheena Blackhall see www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/index/html. www.poemhunter.com An Alternative Tour Guide tae Caledonia was commissioned by the Scottish Poetry Library to celebrate ‘Gie’s a Scots Poem Day’. Splice the Mainbrace was written to celebrate the visit of the Tall Ships to Aberdeen on July19th-22nd, based on the shanty tune of Leave her Johnny. Aa or naethin Day was published in the P & J’s Doric Corner on July 26th.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 poem Always Belong from her collection And On We Grow. One of the core themes in her book is the journey of motherhood.