East Highland Gothic

These poems were written between 1997 and 2003. They evoke a strong sense of Scottish history on the land and at sea in places ranging from Aberdeen to Cromarty (the main setting especially for local stories such as Captain Reids mermaid and the Sutors) and further north into the Highlands. Although there is a heavy sense of decay in buildings machines and people this is due to the passing of time. Only the landscape remains pure and undefiled.