Product Description
A superb new collection of haiku and other short poetic forms on the theme of Glasgow - its people, landscape, culture. As always, Spence is uniquely illuminating, witty and delightful. Incorporating some of the poems which appeared decades ago in the much sought-after collection of the same title, Glasgow Zen includes mostly new material from this highly popular and exquisite poet. Below are two extracts from the title poem: On the oneness of self and universe IT'S AW WAN TAE ME On identity in difference SIX AN HAUF A DOZEN
About the Author
ALAN SPENCE is an award-winning novelist, playwright, short story writer and poet. Awards include the McVitie Scottish Writer of the Year. Based in Edinburgh, he is currently Professor of Creative Writing at Aberdeen University.