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Scottish Contemporary Poets
Standing by Thistles
57 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1990
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Anne MacLeod
19 books1 followerAnne MacLeod lives in Fortrose and works as a doctor in Inverness. Her short fiction has been published in a Harper Collins edition and by The Scotsman.
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October 18, 2025A mixed selection of verse, found at the Scottish Poetry Library.
I think Anne's shortest poems are often the strongest. Love the idea of banquets, not bouquets.
home
still, when I round the
corner, your window shining
with no light in it
Birdsong
Blue sky
enough to make a sailor's hat
wan, washed-out, drenched in evening birdsong:
you told the birds by note. I
never listened
I think Anne's shortest poems are often the strongest. Love the idea of banquets, not bouquets.
home
still, when I round the
corner, your window shining
with no light in it
Birdsong
Blue sky
enough to make a sailor's hat
wan, washed-out, drenched in evening birdsong:
you told the birds by note. I
never listened
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