Swithering
WINNER OF THE 2006 FORWARD PRIZE
In Scots, the verb ''swither'' has two meanings: to be doubtful, to waver, to be in two minds; and to appear in shifting forms - indeterminate and volatile. From disarmingly direct poems about the end of childhood to erotically charged lyrics about the ends of desire, Robertson''s powerful third collection is stalked and haunted by both senses. Hard-edged, pitch-pe...
WINNER OF THE 2006 FORWARD PRIZE
In Scots, the verb ''swither'' has two meanings: to be doubtful, to waver, to be in two minds; and to appear in shifting forms - indeterminate and volatile. From disarmingly direct poems about the end of childhood to erotically charged lyrics about the ends of desire, Robertson''s powerful third collection is stalked and haunted by both senses. Hard-edged, pitch-pe...
