Once I Carried Three Crows

Taking their cue from the natural world, science and science-fiction, the vivid and surreal poems of Once I Carried Three Crows present contemporary myths born from experiences such as the process of ageing, disability, intergenerational relationships, body image and sexuality. Here we find stories of the woman who married the North Sea, of ghosthouses and of birdhouses, of Iris, the first granny in space, and of the worm that eats memories along with ‘half a glass / of iced Chianti’.

Following on from Wain: LGBT reimaginings of Scottish folktales, a collection aimed at younger readers (Emma Press, 2019), this highly anticipated new collection for grown-ups proves Rachel Plummer to be one of the most original and exciting poets writing in Scotland today.