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Square baw
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- Book Synopsis
- Square Baw is a collection of football poems that not only covers personal experience, but takes a deep dive into the history of the Scottish game itself, and thereby goes to the heart of Scottish masculinity. The poems are mainly told through the experiences of Mac- Donald's grandfather William McKenzie Grant (b. 1887). Grant played at Junior and amatuer level, including with Queens Park in 1917-18, before playing at top level in Scottish football, with their home being the legendary Hampden Park. MacDonald's interest in Scottish football was rekindled in his grandfather's story after a post- card from a distant relation was discovered, which had been sent from the Western Front in May 1915 by his grandfather to his nephew in Glasgow. It prompted MacDonald to re-ex- amine his grandfather's life, through his 95 year old mother's memories, books, records and war diaries.
- About The Author
- Hamish MacDonald is a poet, playwright and novelist with works published, broadcast and performed in Scots and English. He is a contributor to several publications by Scots language imprint Itchy Coo Publishing and has worked as writer and presenter on historical and political documentaries for BBC Radio Scotland including 'The Scot Who Stayed in Argentina', telling the story of political intrigues at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He was the first Robert Burns Writing Fellow for Dumfries and Galloway Arts Association (2003-05) and the first Scots Scriever for the National Library of Scotland (2015-17). As performance poet he became Scottish Slam Poetry champion in 2022 and runner-up in the Coupe du Monde de Poesie world slam poetry fi nals in Paris in the same year, as well as a semifinalist at the World Poetry Slam, Rio de Janeiro in 2023. A lifelong fan of Clydebank Football Club, since 2020 he has fulfilled the role of Bankies Bard as honorary poet of the club. His most recent poetry collections include 'Wilson's Ornithology & Burds in Scots' (Scotland Street Press) and 'Kilbowie Dreams' (Clydebank Football Club).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781917881012
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Scotland Street Press, (08 October 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 144
- Weight
- 105 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 mm
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