Handsel - New and Collected Poems

This is the first collected poems of Scotland's second makar, after Edwin Morgan, with new poems. Lochhead's work is refreshing, with a feminist agenda often plain to see, it is a particularly good introduction for those who shy away from poetry.

About the author

Liz Lochhead was born in Motherwell in 1947. While studying at the Glasgow School of Art she began to write seriously, gradually losing her way with her initial dream of becoming a painter. Her first book of poetry, Memo for Spring, was published in 1972 and sold 5,000 copies. The Scottish-Canadian Writers Exchange Fellowship,1978–9, marked her transition to full-time writer. She has since published several plays and poetry collections including A Choosing and most recently Fugitive Colours. Liz Lochhead was Scots Makar from 2011–2016.

Summary

This is the first collected poems of Scotland’s second makar, after Edwin Morgan, with new poems. Lochhead’s work is refreshing, with a feminist agenda often plain to see, it is a particularly good introduction for those who shy away from poetry.

Product details

• Authors: Liz Lochhead
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.09.2023
• EAN: 9781846976513
• ISBN: 978-1-84697-651-3
• No. of pages: 480
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets, Poetry / Poems, Modern and contemporary poetry / poems