The Keelie Hawk by Kathleen Jamie
Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2024 Simon Armitage the importance and fragility of

the importance and fragility of life

As Duffy dramatizes scenes from childhood

and the edge of the sensory world – converge in the final sequence of the book

so too must poetry

In the Lateness of the World is her first new collection in seventeen years

The Keelie Hawk by Kathleen Jamie<br><b>Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2024</b> Simon Armitage the importance and fragility ofThe Keelie Hawk is a landmark collection from Kathleen Jamie, the current Makar (National Poet) of Scotland. For the first time, Kathleen Jamie has brought her astonishing lyric talent to the language of her homeland, with outstanding results. The Keelie Hawk is a deeply resonant collection written in Scots, with each poem accompanied by a translation into English. Its publication is a significant event in Scottish literature, not only a reclaiming by