IHF
Long ago, at Dunsyre, I met Ian Hamilton Finlay. I was young then and to me he seemed old. IHF has been a lasting inspiration for me. In all that … Continue reading IHF
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We are the Change-Makers
Last Friday, I was invited to be part of a poetry evening with a wide range of poets. All the poems read were from the recently published anthology ‘We are … Continue reading We are the Change-Makers
Hands in the soil, head in the stars
Little Sparta featured in yesterday’s Herald. If you get a chance to visit you will be wowed! Long ago I met Ian Hamilton Finlay at Little Sparta. Alas, I lacked … Continue reading Hands in the soil, head in the stars
Relations of the Sciences
Aberdeen Press and Journal, 30 March 1932: This article went on articulate Frederick Robert Tennant’s thesis that theology could help integrate ‘Departments of Knowledge’. As an aethiest I do not … Continue reading Relations of the Sciences
‘The garden was looking glorious on a damp Summer’s day’
I was delighted to see this photograph of Little Sparta in Saturday’s Scotsman. I met Ian Hamilton Findlay at Little Sparta in 1992. As an artist and poet few other … Continue reading ‘The garden was looking glorious on a damp Summer’s day’
We are the Change-Makers
Last Friday, I was invited to be part of a poetry evening with a wide range of poets. All the poems read were from the recently published anthology ‘We are … Continue reading We are the Change-Makers
Where is now?
Our once new but now auld greenhouse was named after Ian Hamilton Finlay’s garden. In the recent gales several glass panes have been blown out and our greenhouse is now … Continue reading Where is now?
Have you any one-word poems?
If you have written any one-word poems and would like to share them, please get in touch and I will add them to this page (with full credit) Rules as set … Continue reading Have you any one-word poems?