Scotland

by David Lyons

The magnificent mountains, glens, lochs and cliffs of Scotland inspired the poems of Robert Burns, St. Columba, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott, and of anonymous poets and ballad singers.Here are the singing colors of the primeval Scottish landscape, with Celtic gods, feuds from Borders to Highlands, and Bonnie Prince Charlie as some of the poems' topics.
Contents:
Pg Poem, Poet
3 Introduction  
4 Columcille Fecit, St. Columba
5 Such A Parcel Of Rogues In A Nation, Robert Burns
6 The Strange Country, Robert Buchanan
8 The Manning of the Birlinn, Alexander MacDonald
11 The Twa Corbies, Anonymous
12 Mountain Twilight, William Renton
13 Requiem, Robert Louis Stevenson
14 Lock the Door, Lariston, James Hogg
16 Lochinvar, Sir Walter Scott
18 Arran, Anonymous
19 His Metrical Prayer, James Graham
20 In Shadowland, Sir Noel Paton
21 The Reed-Player, Duncan Campbell Scott
22 Venus and Cupid, Mark Alexander Boyd
23 The Wee, Wee German Lairdie, Allan Cunningham
24 To His Mistress. Alexander Montgomerie
25 The Hill-Water, Duncan Ban MacIntyre
26 MacLean's Welcome, James Hogg
27 Scots Wha Hae, Robert Burns
28 The Lament of the Deer, Angus Mackenzie
30 O my Luve's like a red, red rose, Robert Burns
31 Durisdeer, Lady John Scott
32 Thomas the Rhymer, Anonymous
34 The Hind is in the Forest, Duncan Ban MacIntyre
36 To S. R. Crockett, Robert Louis Stevenson
37 The Highland Crofter, Anonymous
38 The Last Journey, John Davidson
39 The Tryst, William Soutar
40 Bonnie Kilmeny, James Hogg
42 Skye, Alexander Nicolson
44 Canadian Boat Song, Anonymous
45 In The Highlands, Robert Louis Stevenson
46 Lyric from ‘The Crier by Night’, Gordon Bottomley
47 The Dreary Change, Sir Walter Scott
48 My heart's in the Highlands, Robert Burns
49 A Kiss of the King's Hand, Sarah Robertson Matheson
50 Go, Heart, unto the Lamp of Licht, Anonymous
51 Auld Lang Syne, Robert Burns
52 The Dream of the World Without Death, Robert Buchanan
53 Ettrick Forest in November, Sir Walter Scott
54 Romance, Robert Louis Stevenson
55 Tam I' the Kirk, Violet Jacob
56 The Coolun, James Stephens
57 To the Sun, Traditional
58 Monaltri, Thomas Pattison
59 My Own, My Native Land!, Sir Walter Scott
60 Tak’ Your Auld Cloak About Ye, Anonymous
61 Flower of the World, Robert Buchanan
62 Culloden Moor, Alice MacDonell
63 Gin I Was God, Charles Murray

Genres: Photography, Scotland, Poetry, Nonfiction, Art

64 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

Reviews

[Glen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slender but beautifully done with exceptional photos of the Scottish landscape interspersed and juxtaposed with remarkable poetry. The Burns and the Stevensons and Walter Scotts are all here, but so are a number of anonymous folk poems and some gems from lesser-known poets of Scotland. I especially enjoyed reading these aloud to my wife, particularly the ones written in the vernacular, which gave me ample opportunity to fake a Scottish brogue. Best of all however was the sheer number of times the word "glen" appeared in the poems...Now THAT was awesome!!! :)

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful photography to go with the text.