Double Yellows
Early November
brown leaves on the grass
a moth lands on my jacket
--did you see the geese take flight
--from the glister of the loch?
a half moon of hope
as the days slip into darkness
and dry sticks spark
--she takes time to adjust to
--her first pair of bifocals
taking the bend
he tunes the radio
into fresh sounds
--extra trains rattle the houses
--the world's off to Embra
castle silhouette
Fringe venue camped beneath
in the gapsite
--the ruined mansion
--now home to creatures of the night
3am – the baby
announces another morning
with jingling and laughter
--two new blue rockpools of eyes
--in which you fathom all that's lost
from the bridge I watch
you watching the heron
watching the river
--slate metal grey
--petrel wings flash
the palace
whitewashed
by the night sky
--ducks skitter on ice
--the smell of chestnuts
the winter playpark
frost and mud
a chilled father and his roaring kids
--outside the school gates, a row
--of 4x4s on double yellows
in two minds
dirty more pots or head
to the Golden Chip?
--bubbling vats
--potential biofuels
pungent heavy odour
spiky green
gorse in flower
--heat-hazed paths
--sandstone gods.
a nijuuin renga in autumn
The Masonic Hall, The Cross, Linlithgow
3 November 2007
Participants
Gail Boardman
Ken Cockburn (master)
Roy Dalgeish
John Fowler
James Headon
Rosemary Headon
Steve Heard
Angela Killane
Anna Loffelmann
Jill Pattle
Andrew Philip (host)
Jude Philip
Mario Relich
Alistair Rennie
Christopher Rush
Elisabet Thorin
Julie Watt
Friday October 30 to Sunday November 1 2009
LBF 09 is part of West Lothian's Homecoming Programme
Contact
For further information or to be added to our mailing list please contact:
admin@linlithgowbookfestival.org
admin@linlithgowbookfestival.org
Where?
All events take place in the centre of Linlithgow at The Masonic Hall.
The Hall is located just off The Cross on the High Street and is easily accessible from the station. Car parking is available at the Vennel nearby.
Click here for a map of the location.
The Hall is located just off The Cross on the High Street and is easily accessible from the station. Car parking is available at the Vennel nearby.
Click here for a map of the location.
Tickets
NB: Ticket prices below are for last year. 2009 prices are yet to be confirmed.
Tickets are £6 per event.
Tickets for the poetry workshop are £8.
Children's events are £6 per child but you can bring an adult free!
The "Festival Saturday" special ticket entitles you to attend all Saturday events, except the workshop, for £24.
Tickets are available:
- on the door
- from The Line Gallery (238 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES) 01506 670 268 - cash or cheque only
- Robert Callendar Optician
- Linlithgow Bookshop
Tickets are £6 per event.
Tickets for the poetry workshop are £8.
Children's events are £6 per child but you can bring an adult free!
The "Festival Saturday" special ticket entitles you to attend all Saturday events, except the workshop, for £24.
Tickets are available:
- on the door
- from The Line Gallery (238 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES) 01506 670 268 - cash or cheque only
- Robert Callendar Optician
- Linlithgow Bookshop