{"product_id":"9781912147564","title":"Scotia Extremis","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Brian Johnstone\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePoetry anthologies (various poets)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 June 2018 by LUATH PRESS LTD in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e236 x 161 x 14 | 292g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScotia Extremis brings together a gallimaufry of poets to take a sideways look at what makes - and makes up - Scotland by examining the country's 'icons'. Featuring specially commissioned works by the National Makar Jackie Kay, plus acclaimed poets including Robert Crawford, Imtiaz Dharker, Douglass Dunn, Vicki Feaver, John Glenday and almost 100 more, all are tasked with probing extremes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach brace of contrasting poems tackles the extremities of the nation's culture by looking obliquely at 'icons' at opposite poles to each other. From Laphroaig versus Buckfast, to Oor Wullie against Black Bob, to Jimmy Shand meeting Jack Bruce, and Cullen Skink taking on Irn-Bru, these vivid and varied poems bring to life the people, places and motifs that form the complex and contradictory soul of Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57359357706615,"sku":"9781912147564","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781912147564.jpg?v=1786107417","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.live\/products\/9781912147564","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}