A Long Stride Shortens the Road
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About the Book:
The poems in this collection chart the main staging posts in Scotland’s recent history. As writer, theatre director, storyteller and political foot soldier, Donald Smith has been at the centre of the cultural action. The poems, however, also reveal a personal narrative of exile and attachment, an intimate engagement with Scottish landscape, and a sense of the spiritual in all things.
Ranging from a celebration of the Holyrood parliament to a dialogue between Jamie and Saxt and a skull, from a proposed national anthem to an autobiographical journey through pre-history, A Long Stride Shortens the Road traverses a Scotland that is irrevocably independent of spirit, yet universal in outlook.
This book is for anyone interested in where Scotland is going. Donald Smith writes poems to reflect on in the early days of a new nation. Take a long stride at his side
About the Author:
DONALD SMITH is a renowned storyteller, founding Director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, and an experienced playwright and theatre producer. He was also a founding Director of the National Theatre of Scotland, for which he campaigned over a decade. Born in Glasgow of Irish parentage, Donald Smith was brought up in Scotland, immersed in its artistic and cultural life. Smith’s non-fiction includes Storytelling Scotland: A Nation in Narrative, God, the Poet and the Devil: Robert Burns and Religion and Arthur’s Seat: Journeys and Evocations, co-authored with Stuart McHardy. His Freedom and Faithprovides an insightful longterm perspective on the ongoing Independence debate, while Pilgrim Guide to Scotland recovers the nation’s sacred geography. Donald Smith is currently Director of Tracs (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland), based at the Storytelling Centre.