For the Islands I Sing
Pre-Recorded Film
Dr Tom Rendall reads one of Mackay Brown's early poems.
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The Elemental Stone
Pre-Recorded Film
Ron Ferguson reads this exploration of stone as seen across the islands, across history
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lobster
Pre-Recorded Film
Elaine Grieve reads this poem from The Scottish Bestiary of 1986 which confronts the creature and then describes its look and life in vivid detail.
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Gossip in Hamnavoe:about a girl
Pre-Recorded Film
Iona Macleod reads this poem filled with aside and comments 'about a girl' seen in Hamnavoe.
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The Green Gate
Pre-Recorded Film
Dr Tom Rendall reads this poem taken from the collection Travellers of 2001 in Happy Valley.
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The Old woman in Number 20
Pre-Recorded Film
Vera Butler reads this poem where an old woman reveals the character of each of her sons. Filmed in the streets of Stromness at No. 20.
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Poem for Three Peoples
Pre-Recorded Film
Cameron Stout reads a heartfelt cry for peace where Mackay Brown momentarily leaves Orkney and looks to the conflict in the Balkans.
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