Christine De Luca

Anthologies

Christine has appeared in the following anthologies and poetry collections:

2023

• Poetry East, Anthologies and Special Issues, No. 108, DePaul University, Illinois, ed Richard Jones
• History, Landscape and Language in the Northern Isles and Caithness: 'A'm Grippit dis Laand’' A Gedenkschrift for Doreen Waugh, Brepols, Belgium, ed Ryan Foster and Christian Cooijmans

2022

• Sangs That Sing Sae Sweit: 50 Years o Lallans Poesie, ed Derrick McClure, Elaine Morton and William Hershaw
• The Leaves of the Years - Scottish Writers celebrate the Galloway poet Willie Neill, Drunk Muse Press, ed Hugh McMillan and Stuart Paterson

2021

• The Golden Treasury of Scottish Verse, ed Kathleen Jamie, Don Paterson and Peter MacKay, Canongate, Edinburgh
• Dead Good Scots, ed Hugh Bryden and Hugh McMillan, Roncadora, Dumfries
• The Darting Salamander, An Anthology of Leith Writings, ed Tim Bell et el, The Leith Trust, 2021
• Our Friend in Venice, Saggi e Poesie in Onore di Armando Pajalich, ed Shaul Bassi e Marco Fazzini. Supernova, Venice
• George Mackay Brown, A Collection of Poems & Writings celebrating the centenary of George Mackay Brown (1921-1996), ed Jim Mackintosh and Paul Philippou, Tippermuir Books Ltd, Perth
• Summer Anywhere, ed Jack Caradoc, Hybriddreich Ltd, Scotland
• Together Behind Four Walls, A Collection of Images, Short Stories and Poems supporting Marie Curie Nurses, ed Francis Powell, Goldcrest Books International Ltd

2020

• #Untitled Three, ed Kevin Williamson and Michael Pedersen, Neu Reekie! Pushing with Polygon, Edinburgh
• Chaos: Poetry Anthology, , ed Anna Johnson, Patrician Press Collective 2020, Manningtree, Essex
• The Song: Poems of Biblical Theophany, ed Caleb Froehlich, Tapsalteerie in partnership with the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts, Aberdeenshire
• Uncanny Bodies, ed Pippa Goldschmidt, Gill Haddow and Fadhila Mazanderani, Luna Press Publishing, Edinburgh
• Almarks, An Anthology of Radical Poetry from Shetland, ed Jim Mainland and Mark Ryan Smith, Culture Matters Co-operative Ltd, Scotland
• A Kist of Thistles, An Anthology of Radical Poetry from Contemporary Scotland, ed Jim Aitken, Culture Matters Co-operative Ltd, Scotland

2019

• 99 Dikt om Glede (99 Poems about Joy), ed Helge Torvund, Cappellen Damm, Oslo
• Catching the light - Poems inspired by the paintings of Victoria Crowe, ed Susan Mansfield and Alan Spence, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
• Poems from the Edge of Extinction - An Anthology of Poetry in Endangered Languages, ed Chris McCabe, Chambers, London (translation)
• Scotia Extremis - Poems from the extremes of Scotland's Psyche, ed Andy Jackson and Brian Johnstone, Luath Press, Edinburgh
• Love set you going - Poems of the heart, ed Janet Morley, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London

2018

• A Year of Scottish Poems, ed Gaby Morgan, Macmillan, London
• An Anthology to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Scottish Writers' Centre, ed Elizabeth Rimmer and Colin Will, Red Squirrel Press, Biggar in association with the Scottish Writers' Centre, Glasgow
• Reel to Rattling Reel - Stories and Poems about Memories of Cinema-going, ed Sarah Neely and Nalini Paul, Cranachan Books, Isle of Lewis
• My Europe, an anthology, ed Patricia Borlenghi, Patrician Press, Manningtree, Essex

2017

• Bretagne-Écosse: contacts, transferts et dissonances, ed Camille Manfredi, Université de Bretagne Occidentale
• The Hunterian Museum Poems, A History of the World in Objects and Poems from the Hunterian Collection at the University of Glasgow, ed Alan Riach, The Hunterian & University of Glasgow
• Swiet Haar, New Writing from Orkney and Shetland, ed Duncan McLean, Abersee Press, Stenness, Orkney
• Thali Khatori: An Anthology of Scottish & South Asian Poetry, ed Bashabi Fraser & Alan Riach, Luath Press Ltd., Edinburgh
• Sonnets Exchange 2016-2017, British Council, London
• Stairs & Whispers: D/Deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back, ed Sandra Alland, Khairani Barokka & Daniel Sluman, Nine Arches Press, Rugby
• Poems for the year of History, Heritage and Archaeology (PDF Download, 2.3Mb), ed Christine De Luca, City of Edinburgh, Museums & Galleries

2016

• Whatever the Sea: Scottish Poems for Growing Older, ed Lizzie MacGregor, Scottish Poetry Library & Polygon, Edinburgh

2015

• Polisemie Dell'Isola, ed Franca Ruggieri, Anicia, Rome
• Poetry International (Annual Journal), ed Ilya Kaminsky, San Diego University Press
• Bridging the Continental Divide, ed Eleanor Livingstone, Bridging the Continental Divide (Glasgow University) in collaboration with Stanza, Scotland's International Poetry Festival
• Like Leaves in Autumn: Responses to the war poetry of Giuseppe Ungaretti, ed Carlo Pirozzi, Katherine Lockton, Luath Press Ltd, Edinburgh

2014

• The Evergreen: a New Season in the North, ed Sean Bradley, The Word Bank, Edinburgh
• Quaich: An Anthology of Translation in Scotland Today, ed Madeleine Campbell, Georgina Collins & Anikó Szilágyi, Evertype, Éire
• A Bird is not a Stone: An anthology of contemporary Palestinian poetry, ed Henry Bell, Sarah Irving, Freight Books, Glasgow

2013

• The Other Tongues: An Introduction to Writing in Irish, Scots Gaelic and Scots in Ulster and Scotland, ed Chris Agee et al, Irish Pages, Belfast

2012

• Poems on the Underground: A New Edition, ed Judith Chernaik, Penguin Hardback Classics (The book is timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the London Underground on 9th January 2013)
• Hjaltlandsljóð (an anthology of contemporary Shetland poets), ed Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurdsson, Dimma, Reykjavik
• The Best British Poetry, ed Sasha Dugdale, Salt, Norfolk
• Kretsløp (guest poem in Selected poems of Arne Ruste, Dikt 1973-2012), Tiden Norsk Forlag, Oslo

2011

• from the shore - CD celebrating 20 years of Edinburgh's Shore Poets, pub Shore Poets, Edinburgh
• These Islands, We Sing, An Anthology of Scottish Islands Poetry, ed Kevin MacNeil, Polygon, Edinburgh
• Beredter Norden, Schottische Lyrik seit 1900, ed Iain Galbraith, Edition Rugerup, Berlin/ Hörby, Sweden

2009

• Kin: Scottish poems about family, ed Hamish Whyte, The Scottish Poetry Library in association with Polygon, Edinburgh, 2009

2008

• For Angus: Poems, Prose, Sketches and Music, ed Richard Berengarten and Gideon Calder, Los Poetry Press, Cambridge
• Skein of Geese, Poems from The 100 Poets Gathering StAnza 2007, The Shed Press, Fife
• Migraasje: Migration o Wirds, Versions in Scots & Shetlandic from Frisian, edited by Eleanor Livingstone, Stravaigers in association with Happenstance, Fife
• Anither Hantle o Verse, compiled by Bette Boyd, National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh
• A new Orkney Anthology, edited by Pamela Beasant, The George Mackay Brown Writing Fellowship, in association with Orkney Museums and Heritage, Orkney Islands Council

2007

• North, a pamphlet of poetry from Shetland, North Idea
• Luckenbooth, an anthology of Edinburgh poetry, edited by Lizzie MacGregor, Scottish Poetry Library in association with Polygon

2006

• There's a Poem to be Made - in celebration of Stewart Conn's 70th birthday - edited by Christine De Luca & Ian McDonough, Shore Poets, Edinburgh
• All Points North - Shetland, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Latvia, Scottish Poetry Library
• 100 Favourite Scottish Poems, edited by Stewart Conn, Luath Press Ltd in association with the Scottish Poetry Library
• The Thing that Mattered Most, edited by Julie Johnstone, Scottish Poetry Library and Black and White Publishing

2005

• 60/60 - Poems on the 60th anniversary of Hiroshima, edited by Gerry Loose, Survivors' Press
• The Hand that Sees - Poems for the quincentenary of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, edited by Stewart Conn, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in association with the Scottish Poetry Library
• Lament: Scottish Poems for funerals and consolation, edited by Lizzie MacGregor, The Scottish Poetry Library
• The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-Century Scottish Poetry, edited by Maurice Lindsay & Lesley Duncan, Edinburgh University Press

2004

• Milking the Haggis (New Writing Scotland), edited by Valerie Thornton & Hamish Wyte, Association for Scottish Literary Studies
• Goldfish Suppers - Anthology of Edinburgh Poems for Children, edited by Stewart Conn & Nancy Somerville, The City of Edinburgh Council. Christine's poem, A little nap rap, appeared in this anthology
• Anthology of Scottish poems for weddings and affirmations, edited by Lizzie MacGregor, Scottish Poetry Library

2003

• Still Life, edited by Laureen Johnson & Dorothy Sinclair, Shetland Arts Trust
• Modern Scottish Women Poets, edited by Dorothy McMillian & Michel Byrne, Canongate Books Ltd
• A Hantle o Verse - Poems in Scots for Children, edited by Bette Boyd & Michael Elder, National Museums of Scotland
• The Faces of Orkney: Stones, Skalds and Saints, edited by Doreen J Waugh, Scottish Society for Northern Studies

2001

• Such Strange Joy - Ten Years of Shore Poets, edited by Allan Crosbie, iynx publishing
• Scottish Poems, Chosen by John Rice, Macmillan Children's Books

2000

• Atoms Of Delight, Pocketbooks
• Wish I was Here, Pocketbooks
• Love For Love, Pocketbooks
• Edinburgh: An Intimate City, edited by Bashabi Fraser and Elaine Greig, City of Edinburgh Council

1999

• Translated Kingdoms - Scottish Poems of the Sea, Selected by Jenni Calder, National Museums of Scotland Publishing
• Present Poets 2 - Scotland to the World to Scotland, Compiled by Jenni Calder, National Museums of Scotland Publishing
• Spirit of Flight: An Anthology of Aviation Poetry, Edited by Ian Gentle, National Museums of Scotland Publishing

1998

• A Shetland Anthology, edited by John J Graham and Laurence I Graham, Shetland Publishing Company
• After the Watergaw, edited by Robert Davidson, Scottish Cultural Press
• Present Poets-Poems for the Museum of Scotland, Compiled by Jenni Calder, National Museums of Scotland Publishing

1996

• The Ice Horses - The Second Shore Poets Anthology, edited by Stewart Conn and Ian McDonough, Scottish Cultural Press
• The Kist Anthology, Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum

1995

• Norman MacCaig - A Celebration, Chapman Publishing