North End of Eden
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About the Book:
A polar projection changes foo we figure oot wir world. Shetland isna banished tae a box i da Moray Firt or left oot aa tagidder - ta scale up da rest - but centre stage.
Christine De Luca's poetry creates a sense of the beauty and spareness of Shetland, the contradictory space and smallness of the island; and a feeling for people living on the far side of Scotland.
These poems explore concepts of identity, home and belonging, and of our connection with the land. Drawing inspiration from medicine, history and religious and pagan legends, from modern and ancient sources, De Luca writes with equal fluency in both English and Shetlandic. This book awakens its reader to the beauty of the language and the landscape of the most northern part of Britain; yet there is no sense of isolation. She explores the folktales and values home-grown in Shetland in terms of the wider world, from Russia to Canada.
About the Author:
CHRISTINE DE LUCA writes in English and Shaetlan (Shetlandic), her mother tongue. She was appointed Edinburgh's Makar (laureate) for 2014-2017. She has had eight poetry collections published, several of which have won awards. She has also written two novels, the most recent being The Trials of Mary Johnsdaughter (Luath Press, 2022).
She is also active in translation, with six bi-lingual poetry collections published as well as classic storybooks for children. She particularly enjoys collaborating with traditional, jazz and classical musicians (Catriona Macdonald, Tommy Smith, Gemma McGregor) and visual artists (Victoria Crowe, Brigid Collins). Luath Press (2018) published Paolozzi at Large in Edinburgh, which she co-edited and to which she contributed poems.