| Alastair Reid (b. 1926, Whithorn) is one of Scotland's foremost literary figures, admired as a craftsman in poetry, prose and translation. His publications include Weathering (1978), an early selected poems & translations, and Oases (1997), a collection of prose and poetry describing his friendship
with writers such as Graves, Neruda and Borges. 2008 saw the publication of two long-awaited selections: Inside Out, devoted to Reid's poetry and translations, introduced by Douglas Dunn, and Outside In, a collection of his essays and fiction, introduced by Andrew O'Hagan.
Reading in a resonant, measured tone, Alastair Reid presents his work in an intimate style, pacing the words with precision and grace. Almost summing up his wandering life, his accent lies somewhere between America and Scotland, although his voice is very much his own; in this recording "...restored / to its spontaneity. The poem stays."
1. A Lesson in Music 1.29
2. Curiosity 2.22
3. Where Truth Lies 0.58
4. Growing, Flying,
Happening 2.10
5. Scotland 1.01
6. Once at Piertarvit 2.17
7. Whithorn Manse 0.58
8. Mediterranean 1.42
9. Speaking a
Foreign Language 1.15
10. The Rain in Spain 1.35
11. The Figures on the Frieze 2.10
12. In Such a Poise is Love 1.15
13. Quarrels 2.22
14. An Instance 1.16
15. Outlook Uncertain 0.56
16. Cat-Faith 2.39
17. James Bottle's Year 1.59
18. The O-Filler 3.19
19. Stalemate 1.24
20. Directions for a Map 1.56
21. The Academy 3.42
22. The Spiral 1.54
23. Daedalus 1.51
24. My Father, Dying 2.41
25. Weathering 1.43
Total length of this recording 47.06
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