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“Jim Carruth has written a modern
parable, beautifully illustrated by Barbara Robertson.
Like the best parables, it makes you think, makes you
look at yourself and the world you live in; and ask
questions about it. As the bible may put it: may those
who read it, understand.”
Richard Holloway
“The commerce of folk tales back and forward across
the Atlantic has for a long time been productive of
vivid and racy poems and song. Jim Carruth’s book
marries the old Scottish tradition of a beast fable
to the “blues” of its theme, a stinging
critique of modern society. The sharp accompanying linocuts
by Barbara Robertson add their own depth to this striking
and attractive volume”
Edwin Morgan
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A return to a family farm leads to a
renewed exploration of the importance of family and
community as the farm faces up to new threats and an
uncertain future.
“Subtle, true, rich in earthy
detail, the poems in High Auchensale form a fond but
unsentimental record of a farming world that may not
be around much longer. In two short collections Jim
Carruthhas established the kind of distinctive voice
that some poets struggle to achieve in a lifetime.”
James Robertson
“To follow the success of Bovine
Pastoral was not going to be easy. With High Auchensale
Jim Carruth has succeeded beyond my highest expectations”
Duncan Glen
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A powerful sequence of
poems that captures the challenge facing the rural community
in which he lives
“Bovine Pastoral is a breath of
fresh air from the authentic voice of the countryside”
The Herald
“A wealth of visual imagery in
this memorable first collection”
Sphinx
“A strikingly imaginative poem
sequence”
Stewart Conn
“This is a haunting and highly
original collection of poems”
Val Thornton
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