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Zero Hours - Luath Poetry

Paperback (28 Jan 2016) | English,Scots

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Publisher's Synopsis

Ceci n'est pas Stonehenge', this is the cosmos,
distilled to elemental rock and stone,
depicting that interstellar collision,
four billion years away, a chaos
of realignment unimaginable,
when all the worlds we knew or didn't know
osmotically pass through each other like ghosts,
to form new galaxies intangible.

Written mostly in Scots, Rab Wilson's new collection is a timely comment on our climate of zero hours contracts and benefits sanctions. From social issues to politics, from the sublime to the absurd, Wilson homes in on the unique aspects of life in Scotland and sets out his poetic manifesto for our country's future.

Rab Wilson is a widely published Scots poet, and has performed his work to all kinds of audiences throughout Scotland.

About the Publisher

Luath Press

Luath Press takes its name from Robert Burns, whose little collie Luath (Gael., swift or nimble) tripped up Jean Armour at a wedding and gave him the chance to speak to the woman who was to be his wife and the abiding love of his life. Burns called one of The Twa Dogs Luath after Cuchullin's hunting dog in Ossian's Fingal . Luath Press was established in 1981 in the heart of Burns country, and is now based a few steps up the road from Burns' first lodgings on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. Luath offers you distinctive writing with a hint of unexpected pleasures.

Book information

ISBN: 9781910745274
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Imprint: Luath Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 821.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English,Scots
Number of pages: 189
Weight: 212g
Height: 137mm
Width: 211mm
Spine width: 19mm