Jackie Kay announces makar’s tour of all the Scottish islands |
Jackie Kay announces makar’s tour of all the Scottish islands
The Guardian
2016-10-07
Libby Brooks, Scotland Correspondent
The poet has revealed plans for ‘an odyssey’ that will take in overlooked parts of Scotland and form the basis of a long poem about the country
As the UK lurches towards xenophobia, it is a writer’s responsibility to “tell the time”, says Scotland’s national poet Jackie Kay.
Kay, whose complex relationship with her Scottish identity provides inspiration for much of her work, warned that poets should not shy away from addressing current and acute political divisions…
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