The Dead Good Poets online anthology of poetry by writers from and associated with Aberdeen was published in 2006/2007 with funding from Aberdeen City Council.

For more information about the literary scene in Aberdeen and North-East Scotland please see North East Writers.

Anchors

Marion MacAskill

oilskins flung
butterchurn yellow
on the Stella Maris
sunnyside up

among slivers of fishtail
smoored fish eyes
Murchadh jumps

chug chug of engine
dog noses creel
greas ort! greas ort!

to murmers of Gaelic
ciamar a tha thu?
dappled seals bark
grey flippers clap.

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