This is an exclusive limited edition with a preface by Liz Lochhead and a new introduction by Ali Smith.
Liz Lochhead is one of the leading poets writing in Britain today. This,her debut collection,published in 1972,was a landmark publication. Writing at a time when the landscape of Scottish poetry was male dominated,hers was a new voice,tackling subjects that resonated with readers - as it still does. Her poetry paved the way,and inspired,countless new voices including Ali Smith,Kathleen Jamie,Jackie Kay and Carol Ann Duffy. Still writing and performing today,fifty years on from her first book of poetry,Liz Lochhead has been awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and was Scotland's second modern Makar,succeeding Edwin Morgan.
Memo for Spring is accessible,vital and always as honest as it is hopeful. Driving through this collection are themes of pain,acceptance,loss and triumph.
Publisher: Birlinn GeneralISBN: 9781846976100Number of pages: 80Weight: 94 gDimensions: 196 x 130 x 5 mm
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'A voice so fresh and relevant that it broke new ground,paving the way for the likes of Ali Smith,Jackie Kay,Kathleen Jamie and Carol Ann Duffy'
'Lochhead was a fresh,young female voice in the masculine world of Scottish poetry and these early poems are just as exhilarating and entertaining a read today'
'An inspirational presence in British poetry - funny,feisty,female and full of feeling'
'This is the work of a highly intelligent,sensitive,perceptive,and humorous young woman'
'Liz Lochead made it possible to imagine being a poet'
'In Scotland's literary world Lochhead was a pioneer,imprinting the female experiences of love and loss'
'This new 50th anniversary edition celebrates Liz Lochhead's seminal poetry collection'
'A book full of youthful hope and heartbreak'
Liz Lochhead
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Described by the author Sebastian Barry as'Scotland's Nobel Laureate-in-waiting',Ali Smith is one of Britain's foremost contemporary novelists. Formally and topically experimental,her best known works include: The Accidental,Girl Meets Boy (part of the Canongate Myths series),There But For The,and How to Be Both, which won the Baileys Prize,the Goldsmiths Prize and the Costa Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Man Booker and the Folio Prize.
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