Hamish Henderson Collected Poems and Songs - Tapa blanda

These are poems of lyrical intensity and gentle humour, of subtle irony and satirical intent, of profound humanity and, on occasion, of cold steel. Henderson writes with fire in his belly and love in his heart of war and peace, of Highland, urban and desert landscapes, of the footslogging swaddie and the resistance hero, of childhood memories and erotic encounters, of pain, love, regret and death. And of hope. But perhaps the underlying and unifying concern is faith: faith in ordinary humanity to pull through whatever the odds. Of the many outstanding twentieth century poets Scotland has produced it is perhaps Henderson, above all the others, who gives voice to that ordinary humanity in its quest for survival and for better days.

Hamish henderson is on of the most interesting, not to say outstanding, voices of twentieth century Scotland. His poetry, by its very nature, evokes much that is vital to Scottish and European history, society and culture.