A Good Cause

About the Book: 

I have devoted myself to the cause of The People. It is a good cause - it shall ultimately prevail - it shall finally triumph. – Thomas Muir in the Court of Judiciary, 30 August 1793

This new collection of work from Tessa Ramsford is marked out by an authentic and unique voice, honed through a lifetime of dedication to her art.

Reviews: 

Tessa Ransford’s poetry is characterised by flexibility and lucidity. TOM POW

Tessa Ransford has never lost her faith in that powerful trinity – nature, love and, above all, poetry. EDINBURGH REVIEW

Ransford takes the reader on a journey to explore the differences between ‘then’ and ‘now’, linking the reader to a world now lost to most. These poems question what it is to be both British and Indian, drawing on the author’s memories and experiences to celebrate and uncover an ‘Indian’ self. SCOTTISH REVIEW OF BOOKS

About the Author:

TESSA RANSFORD was born in India, educated in Scotland and has lived all her adult life in Scotland apart from eight years working in Pakistan in the 1960s. She has published many books of poetry since the mid-70s and has been translated and published in Germany, Austria, France, Denmark and Japan.

Tessa founded the Scottish Poetry Library in 1984 and was director there until its establishment in new premises in 1999. She has an honorary degree for services to Scottish literature from the University of Paisley (now the University of the West of Scotland) and in 2000 she was awarded an OBE for her services to the SPL. Tessa was also founder/organiser of the School of Poets poetry workshop (1981-99) and editor of Lines Review poetry magazine for ten years. Founder of Scottish pamphlet poetry and active in Scottish PEN, she is also now the Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at Queen Margaret University.