Northern Alchemy - Shetlandic poems with versions in English (Paperback)


A bi-lingual collection of 40 poems, each in the original Shetlandic, along with a version in English. The poems are selected from several of Christine De Luca's collections along with some unpublished poems. Shetlandic is a unique 'dialect' or language, a blend of Old Scots with strong Norse vocabulary and sound; the most distinctive within Scotland. Nordic poets, when they hear it, describe it as a 'cousin language'.

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A bi-lingual collection of 40 poems, each in the original Shetlandic, along with a version in English. The poems are selected from several of Christine De Luca's collections along with some unpublished poems. Shetlandic is a unique 'dialect' or language, a blend of Old Scots with strong Norse vocabulary and sound; the most distinctive within Scotland. Nordic poets, when they hear it, describe it as a 'cousin language'.

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Imprint

Patrician Press

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

March 2020

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Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

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Dimensions

216 x 138 x 14mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

106

ISBN-13

978-1-999703-08-0

Barcode

9781999703080

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LSN

1-999703-08-1



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