àite còmhnaidh (Dwelling Place)

July 20, 2011 / Rags / Poetry

I am from paper, ink, words, images and spidery handwriting, from Canon, Nideggen, burnt sienna and red ochre, coptic and codex. I am from lands of green, with dark, worked soil, from the adoration of constellations and the heavy scent of woodsmoke in the autumn air. I am from the eagle tree and coyote fire-song, […]

identity, poems, poetry, Scotland

Freumhaich (Rooted)

July 19, 2011 / Angus / Poetry

I am from travel trailers and Cadillacs, from Pepsi and grass-fed beef. I am from rooms filled with smoke, scotch and melancholy, from woods filled with lichen and hope. I am from Ponderosa parks, the Aurora Borealis. I am from bawdy jokes and black hair, from McKay, and Beller and Edward. I am from the […]

Idaho, introspection, poetry, roots, Scotland