I was the wrong music
The wrong guest for you
When I came through the tundras
And thro’ the dew…
—Olive Fraser, “The Unwanted Child”
in MODERN SCOTTISH WOMEN POETS, @canongatebooks 2005
6/6
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #20thcentury #womenwriters #OliveFraser
“[Ali] Smith… tells an ambiguous and inimitable tale of what it means to be a woman writer from Scotland, and her creative re-imagining brings the enigmatic Fraser in particular to life once again for a contemporary readership”
Rediscovering the currency of Scottish women’s voices in Ali Smith’s SHIRE – available of Open Access
5/6
https://books.openedition.org/pufc/38895?lang=en
#Scottish #literature #poetry #20thcentury #womenwriters #OliveFraser #AliSmith
The grey roots circle thee, who never knew
At any hour within thy travels lone
A human shape but mine…
—Olive Fraser, “The Adder of Quinag”
in THE WRONG MUSIC, @canongatebooks 1989
4/6
https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/adder-quinag/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #20thcentury #womenwriters #OliveFraser #naturewriting #naturepoetry #snake #wildlife
Cauld, cauld is Alnack . . .
Cauld is the snaw wind and sweet.
The maukin o’ Creagan Alnack
Has snaw for meat.
—Olive Fraser, “Benighted in the Foothills of the Cairngorms: January”
in THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF SCOTTISH VERSE, @canongatebooks 2021
3/6
https://canongate.co.uk/books/3267-the-golden-treasury-of-scottish-verse/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #Scots #Scotslanguage #Cairngorms #winter #20thcentury #womenwriters #OliveFraser
“I know of no other poet in modern times who can so rouse the reverberations of meaning within a word”
Open the Door: Olive Fraser – from 2018, Jess Orr looks at the life & work of Olive Fraser for the Glasgow Women’s Library
2/6
https://womenslibrary.org.uk/discover-our-projects/open-the-door/open-the-door-2018/olive-fraser-2/
#Scottish #literature #poetry #20thcentury #womenwriters #OliveFraser
I saw the dead upon St Laurence Wake
Sailing in beautiful Brimvald. They were young,
Younger than death and life, with a sweet tongue
I have heard in my blood before…
—“The Vikings”, by Olive Fraser (1909–1977) – born #OTD, 20 Jan, & a poet whose work was sadly neglected in her lifetime. A 🎂 🧵
1/6
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #20thcentury #womenwriters #OliveFraser #Vikings
I was the wrong music
The wrong guest for you
When I came through the tundras
And thro’ the dew…
—Olive Fraser, “The Unwanted Child”
5/5
#Scottish #literature #poetry #20thcentury #womenwriters #OliveFraser
The grey roots circle thee, who never knew
At any hour within thy travels lone
A human shape but mine…
—Olive Fraser, “The Adder of Quinag”
4/5
#Scottish #literature #poetry #20thcentury #womenwriters #OliveFraser
Cauld, cauld is Alnack . . .
Cauld is the snaw wind and sweet.
The maukin o’ Creagan Alnack
Has snaw for meat.
—Olive Fraser, “Benighted in the Foothills of the Cairngorms: January”
3/5
#Scottish #literature #poetry #20thcentury #womenwriters #Scots #Scotslanguage #OliveFraser
“I know of no other poet in modern times who can so rouse the reverberations of meaning within a word”
Open the Door: Olive Fraser – from 2018, Jess Orr looks at the life & work of Olive Fraser for Glasgow’s Women’s Library
2/5
https://womenslibrary.org.uk/discover-our-projects/open-the-door/open-the-door-2018/olive-fraser-2/
#Scottish #literature #poetry #20thcentury #womenwriters #OliveFraser
Assoc for Scottish Literature