In Postcairds Fae Woodwick Mill, Fife goes to Orkney, and comes back again, and the meeting of people and places is a rich and moving exchange. Wullie Hershaw has redd up a braw feast for his readers. Legend, ballad, folklore and song - the roots of our literature - are everywhere. Ghostly hares and grey men move across the pages; God and gods, witches and saints, otters and dominies populate the maze.
Beware: it may be longer than you imagine before you re-emerge.
James Robertson, Fife, 2104
Language
Scots
Pages
120
Format
Paperback
Release
March 12, 2015
ISBN 13
9781907676628
Postcairds fae Woodwick Mill: Orkney Poems in Scots
In Postcairds Fae Woodwick Mill, Fife goes to Orkney, and comes back again, and the meeting of people and places is a rich and moving exchange. Wullie Hershaw has redd up a braw feast for his readers. Legend, ballad, folklore and song - the roots of our literature - are everywhere. Ghostly hares and grey men move across the pages; God and gods, witches and saints, otters and dominies populate the maze.
Beware: it may be longer than you imagine before you re-emerge.