For the islands I sing. (Readers who are up on their poetry will know that this phrase is the title of a posthumously-published autobiographical memoir by Orkney writer George Mackay Brown.) This column comes to you from one of my favourite places, the island of Westray. I sometimes retreat here to get away from the pressures of the mainland and concentrate on a demanding piece of writing.
For the islands I sing. (Readers who are up on their poetry will know that this phrase is the title of a posthumously-published autobiographical memoir by Orkney writer George Mackay Brown.) This column comes to you from one of my favourite places, the island of Westray.
