Seasons of the Heart

by Alan Spence

This is Spence's first book of poetry since "Glasgow Zen". In this collection he evokes the essence of the seasons with this cycle of haiku.

Genres: Poetry

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Alan Spence (born 1947) is a Scottish writer and is Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Aberdeen, where he is also artistic director of the annual WORD Festival. He was born in Glasgow, and much of his work is set in the city.

Spence is an award-winning poet and playwright, novelist and short-story writer. His first work was the collection of short stories Its Colours They are Fine, first published in 1977. This was followed by two plays, Sailmaker in 1982 and Space Invaders in 1983. The novel The Magic Flute appeared in 1990 along with his first book of poetry, Glasgow Zen. In 1991, another of his plays, Changed Days, was published before a brief hiatus. He returned in 1996 with Stone Garden, another collection of short stories. In 2006, The Pure Land, a historical novel set in Japan, was published by Canongate Books, and is based on the life of Thomas Blake Glover who is immortalised in the story of Madame Butterfly.

Reviews

[Inga Pizāne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Izteikties tik īsi un tik trāpīgi ir liela māka un māksla, manuprāt, - lieki nesarežģījot; ar vienkāršību ienākot dziļi esības nogriežņos. Man ļoti patika. Protams, atsevišķas haikas uzrunāja daudz vairāk nekā citas, bet par tām dažām vien esmu gatava dot 5 zvaigznes, piemēram: "the door bangs back on its hinges
and in comes the leaves" (Alan Spence) "in comes the leaves" jeb "ienāk aiziešanas" - (mans tulkojums) - divi vārdi, bet cik tajos pasacīts!!!

[Henry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Images of each season.