Parallel Worlds
Parallel Worlds is Christine's fourth poetry collection. It was published in 2005 by Luath Press. Published for the first time outwith Shetland, Parallel Worlds takes some new directions: about two-thirds of the poems are in Shetlandic; more are also written in recognisable forms; there are poems which explore the use of shape and there are several translations of poems by other writers
Purchase the book
Parallel Worlds can be purchased directly from the publisher, Luath Press, or via Amazon.co.uk.
The accompanying audio CD is available from Amazon.co.uk.
Poems from the book
- Celebrate in wirds - also available in High & Low
- Chance o a lifetime - also available in English
- Conjuring words
- Hedgehug / Pinnsvin, a translation of Arne Ruste's work - also available in Norwegian, English
- Ice Floe online
- O for da wings - also available in English
- Only an ocean divides
- Really Useful / Defnyddiol, a translation of Elin ap Hywel's work - also available in Welsh
- Rodd widenin i da Hulmalees
- Shalls
- Soup / Cawl, a translation of Elin ap Hywel's work - also available in Welsh, English
- Tirlin headicraa / Head over Heels - also available in English
- Walking through thyme
- Water mirror
- Whatsoever things are lovely - also available in High & Low
Audio from the book
Reviews
- "The poet shows great skill in rendering meaningful Shetland poems from a variety of original sources."The New Shetlander, No. 234 - Yule Issue 2005
- "She has again proved herself to be both a fine poet and a worthy ambassador for Shetland literature."The Shetland Times, September 2005
- "This is poetry to be spoken aloud, allowing the sound of the words to form in the mind."The Herald, October 2005