The Gates of Light
Published on 21. March 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
90 pages
978-1-869848-07-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Gates of Light is a substantial collection of poems written
since 2009 by James Aitchison, author of New Guide to Poetry
and Poetics (Rodopi Editions, 2013), The Golden Harvester: the
Vision of Edwin Muir (Aberdeen University Press, 1988) and The
Cassell Dictionary of English Grammar (Cassell, 1996), as well as
five previous poetry collections.
James Aitchison's vigorous poetic gifts light upon trees, birds and
wild animals with strong, unsentimental feeling and a beautifully
scientific veracity; his poems pinpoint social ills, confront searing
memories, and skilfully portray the challenges of old age, giving rueful,
gracious thanks to an enduring love.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Colchester
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
184 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-869848-07-1 (9781869848071)
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Person
James Aitchison was educated at the universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde. In the 1960s he worked as a publicity copywriter at The Scotsman Publications in Edinburgh, after which he held a series of posts in universities in Glasgow and Edinburgh. He and his wife lived in Gloucestershire, England, for five years, returning to Stirlingshire in 2007. James Aitchison is a former poetry reviewer at The Scotsman
and The Herald.