Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums

Whit happens when you mak a spaece for fokk tae write in Orcadian?

Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, that's whit!

Till noo thir's been an untapped waell o wirds, thowts an observations on life in Orkney an the world, written doon in wir own tongue. But here the waell comes bubblan up tae the surface, wae a bright, shimmereen oot-poureen o new writeen fae Orkney Voices' Writeen Group.

In this bok you will finnd the sea aroond is, fields in breer; sheer cliffs an boats in herbour; toon an country; fokk an baests; wather an seasons; claes an customs; George Mackay Brown an Rabbie Burns; mobile phones an tilley lamps; satellite navigation an walkan on yir own two feet; good sense an nonsense; characters, witches, haerd-wrokeen weemen an men, berns too.

Aal o this you'll finnd here in poetry, prose an drama, renga, haiku an cinquains. Thir's light an dark, a lot o whit wae like, some o whit wae don't. But aal written wae a love o Orkney an a delight in Orcadian language an wirds.