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In the Slow Twilight of the Standing Stones
In the Slow Twilight of the Standing Stones Author:Florence McNeil, Florence McNeill Poet Florence McNeil has long been known as a chronicler of British Columbia and Canada. In the Slow Twilight of the Standing Stones, her latest collection, explores the poets Scottish-Hebridean heritage. This powerful poetic memoir combines recollections of a Gaelic-speaking childhood in a Scottish-emigree community with contemplations on... more » the mythic of Island of Barra in the Scottish Hebrides, home of the McNeil clan and before that, Druids, Celts and Vikings. The oral traditions of her background the stories, poems, music and dance, are a natural subject for this warm and perceptive voice in poetry. Here is poetry that is both personal and universal a celebration of the cultures that influence our own, and a memorable fusion of Celtic and Canadian traditions.« less