Poem of the week: Irene Brown
Irene Brown's new poetry pamphlet from Calder Wood Press includes this poem in memory of the writer's father, and the Scottish bandleader Jimmy Shand. The exuberance and vitality of these dancers and the music is irrepressible.
Keep it Simple, Son
Wi the sound o the Shand Morino
duntin fae the wireless,
Dad, in his Seturday cords,
did stockin soled strathspeys
on the livin room linoleum,
teasin mum oot the kitchenette
tae face up an 'paddy bar'
as they laughed,
getting the steps right,
as gallously perjink
as two wee jiggling lids
on bubblin pots
hardly able tae haud in the steam.
You can borrow Glass Slippers from the Scottish Poetry Library, which also lends by post. Tel: 0131-557 2876, e-mail reception@spl.org.uk or visit www.spl.org.uk
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