BLETHERS in VERSE a SECOND HELPIN

Brian Thomson's second beuk is anither rare helpin o Doric verse. It's amazin tae think aat Brian didnae stairt tae scrieve till he wis aboot 68, provin aat yer nivver oor aul tae hae a go at sumthin nyew. His first Doric poem, The Cattleman, appears in iss beuk. Bit it wis e Strichen Festival aat turnt him intae a poet. Fin he won e Robbie Shepherd Quaich an wis presintit wi e trophy bi e great man himsel it wis a muckle inspiration. Ay, Robbie fairly encouraged Brian tae haud gaun wi e scrievin an noo he's e prood winner o e Quaich mair times than I've hid het denners! His latest winnin poem Lizzie's Steys is featured in iss rare collection inna. Sae ye may be shur aat yer in fur a treat.