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Scotia Extremis

By: Andy Jackson (Editor), Brian Johnstone (Editor)

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Paperback | 7 March 2019

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224 Pages

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23.6 x 16.1 x 1.4

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Scotia Extremis brings together a gallimaufry of poets to take a sideways look at what makes - and makes up - Scotland by examining the country''s ''icons''. Featuring specially commissioned works by the National Makar Jackie Kay, plus acclaimed poets including Robert Crawford, Imtiaz Dharker, Douglass Dunn, Vicki Feaver, John Glenday and almost 100 more, all are tasked with probing extremes.

Each brace of contrasting poems tackles the extremities of the nation''s culture by looking obliquely at ''icons'' at opposite poles to each other. From Laphroaig versus Buckfast, to Oor Wullie against Black Bob, to Jimmy Shand meeting Jack Bruce, and Cullen Skink taking on Irn-Bru, these vivid and varied poems bring to life the people, places and motifs that form the complex and contradictory soul of Scotland.

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Scotia Extremis is a kist of riches - a book to dip into and then smile at the diversity of voices it holds... Add the inventiveness of what reads like a roll call of many of Scotland's finest contemporary poets and this book is both a keeper and - at GBP9.99 - a bargain.

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