2026-10-17 14:00 UTC
For Scotland I sing,
the Knox-ruined nation,
that poet and saint
must rebuild with their passion…
—George Mackay Brown, “Prologue”
This poem introduced his first poetry collection, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘮𝘴 (Orkney Press, 1954)
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#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #Orkney #20thcentury #GeorgeMackayBrown
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@scotlit@mastodon.scot 2026-10-17 14:01
“One of the 20th century’s most distinguished and original writers” George Mackay Brown was also an accomplished novelist. His 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 (1994) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize & won the Saltire Book of the Year award 3/10 https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/beside-the-ocean-of-time #Scottish #literature #novel #BookerPrize #Orkney #20thcentury #GeorgeMackayBrown