Poems, Stories and Writings

by Tait, Margaret; Neely, Sarah; Smith, Ali

• ISBN13: 9781847771599
• ISBN10: 1847771599
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd.

Summary

Drawing upon a pioneering filmmaker's poetry collections, short stories, magazine articles, and unpublished notebooks, this collection contains the full range of Margaret Tait's writing. As it discusses Tait as filmmaker and writer in the context of mid-20th-century Scottish culture, this account offers valuable insights into her writing processes and how these might have translated into her film work. With poetry that is generous and independent in its vision of the world, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the crossovers between literature and film.

Author Biography

Sarah Neely is a member of the Stirling Media Research Institute and a lecturer in film in the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Stirling. Ali Smith is the author of The Accidental and Hotel World and a contributor to the Guardian, the Scotsman, and the Times Literary Supplement. Margaret Tait was a filmmaker, a poet, and the founder of the film company Ancona Films.