thorns

by Alec Finlay

thorns is a sequence of poems drawing on the symbol of the thorn, inspired by the 7th Century legend King Suibhne. Each of the poems is hand-drawn by the author. The cover bears an impression of a thorn.

Signed and lettered edition of 26 hand bound copies.

24 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2013

About the author

Alec Finlay (b. 1960) is a Scottish poet and artist whose work crosses over a range of media and forms. In 2020 he received a Cholmondeley Award for services to poetry. His I remember: Scotland's Covid Memorial was completed in 2022. Publications include I remember (2022), description (2022), a far off land (2018), and gathering (2018). A collected shorter poems, play my game, was published by Stewed Rhubarb in 2023.