Braw Lads are Marching Awa: Renfrewshire Poets of the Great War

Tracy Patrick

Feb 2023 · earth love press

About this eBook

An anthology of Great War poetry sourced from the Renfrewshire Heritage archives 1914-1918, and selected and introduced by Tracy Patrick. This collection represents a variety of poetic voices from the west of Scotland, as well as primary source material from the soldiers, their family and friends, who lived during this terrible conflict.

'The human spirit of strength and bravery and stoicism in the worst of circumstances shines through these poems.' Betty McKellar, poet.

'Having delved deep in the archives, Tracy Patrick presents this evocative collection of First World War poetry with a Renfrewshire connection.' Louise Turner, author.

About the author

Tracy Patrick is a poet and novelist from Paisley, Scotland. Her debut novel, Blushing is for Sinners (Clochoderick Press, 2019), was commended by the Saltire

First Book of the Year Award judges, 2019, and listed as one of The Bottle Imp's best Scottish Books, 2019. She has two poetry collections, Portrait (earth love press, 2022), Painting San Romano (earth love press, 2022), and a poetry pamphlet, Wild Eye Fire Eye (earth love press, 2015). Her next poetry publication

is forthcoming with Maytree Press in 2023.