‘Milton’s Paradise Lost and Seamus Heaney’s Translation of Beowulf have been neglected. My new challenge is to work on finishing … More
Author: Moira Mcpartlin
Moira McPartlin made a big impact with her debut novel The Incomers, which tells the tale of a West African woman moving to a small town in 1960s Scotland. It was shortlisted for the Saltire Society First Book of the Year Award and was a critical success. Novels Ways of the Doomed, Wants of the Silent, and Star of Hope make up the Sun Song Trilogy.
Moira is also a prolific writer of short stories and poetry and was been published in a variety of literary magazines. She lives in Stirlingshire.
Poetry Challenge 2013
The poetry challenge A year ago today I was planning my poetry challenge. As a reluctant poetry reader the challenge … More
The curious world of Bizarro
A couple of weeks ago I read a copy of Chris Kelso’s A Message from the Slave State and experienced … More
What I talk about when I talk about the pain in my bones
A wee while ago I read Haruki Murakami’s inspiring memoir ‘What I talk about when I talk about running‘ for … More
I Luv Paris (with exceptions) #3 – August or Fermeture Annuelle
Bonnes vacances à toutes et à tout I returned to Paris on the 2nd of August after a short trip … More
I Luv Paris (with exceptions) #2 – Tenements and Tents
According to Wikipedia two million people live within the twenty inner city arrondissements of Paris, twelve million live in the … More
