Good first day of the residency at The Scottish Poetry Library, developing and drawing the ideas for the poems of Kenneth White.

The drawings, for texts including Brandan’s Last Voyage, Late August On The Coast, and Scotia Deserta, will be used to illustrate the next issue of Soylesi Uc Aylik Siir Dergisi, the Turkish edition of the Conversation International Poetry Project Journal, along with the photographs of Marie-Claude White.

Working up on the mezzanine floor surrounded by a wealth of poetry was very conducive to producing good sketches. The people of Edinburgh (and the wider community of Scotland) are very fortunate to have such an excellent resource on their doorstep. Combine that with the nearby and equally superb National Library of Scotland, and you have enough to keep any would-be bibliophile very happy!

The day was made all the more enjoyable by visits from sculptors Angela and Brunton Hunter, and poets Rob A. Mackenzie and Andrew Philip.

Looking forward to Day 2, and working on the finished drawings for Brandan’s Last Voyage and Low Tide at Landrellec.

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