I’m Sorry I’m Still in Love With My Grandmother
Poem by Claire Askew.
© Claire Askew
Poem by Claire Askew.
© Claire Askew
Tags: Claire Askew
Shena MacKay Manchester Interview Tranter bibliography John Duffy Glasgow University Library Pippa Stuart Paul Hilton Frderic Lindsay Helen Dunwoodie Quakers WILLIAM HARE Lyon & Turnbull grandmother skellat bellman Catherine Murray Robert MacFarlane Helena Kennedy Norman MacCaig The Power of Delight Sudan Jorie Graham short stories Eric Richards Timothy Neat The Last Book You Read Colin Herd Marjorie McNaughtan Ian Campbell Jung Shades of Grey What Good are the Arts? Ruaridh Nicoll Scots cash Ann McBeth Jenni Daiches Slab Boys Scottish Book Collector Robert Crawford Darien Trocchi Nigeria Wendy Wood Andrew Murray Scott Elizabeth Ewan Simile Gerry Loose Sir Herbert Maxwell Aiko Harman Frank Kermode Ewan Morrison Kenny Atkin Sarah Crozier Sam Meekings Japan Caryddwen's Cauldron Andrew Greig Peter Burnett Richard Woodhead
WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck requires Flash Player 9 or better.
Copyright © · All Rights Reserved · Hovertable Theme by Mike Norman · Powered by WordPress · Log in
Softly, softly… « Our sweet old etcetera… on Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 10:44 am
[...] Askew! It was her first time slamming, and she read a haunting poem about northern coal pits; ‘I’m Sorry I’m Still in Love With My Grandmother’ and ‘Despite’. What with Anita’s raffle, and a post-match trip to Black [...]
One Night Stanzas » Blog Archive » The Scottish Poetry Library Quiet Slam on Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 10:00 pm
[...] which felt rather weird, but hopefully didn’t sound too daft! In the second round I read ‘I’m Sorry I’m Still In Love With My Grandmother’ — a poem I wrote about a year after my maternal grandmother’s death. I responded to her [...]