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Title    : The Colourist
Author(s): Tom Hubbard

Copyright holder(s): Tom Hubbard
                     NMS Enterprises Limited

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It wis the licht he desired: 
The mellin pinks o the stane,
At Cassis, that myndit him o Mull;
But here wis flesh upon the bane,
And by unglowerin gods sae fired

That he lauched aff the hamewart pull.
A luve-bed in his studio
Celebrates auldest alliance:
A winnock apen to the sea
Lats in the Mediterranean dance
O air and virr and the echo
O aa that Scotland's yit to be. 


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General public: Audience size: 100+

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Method of composition: Handwritten
Word count: 74

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Published: Publisher: NMS Enterprises Limited - Publishing
Publication year: 1999
Place of publication: Edinburgh
ISBN/ISSN: 1-901663-39-6
Edition: 1st
Part of larger text: Contained in: Present Poets 2: Scotland to the World, the World to Scotland
Editor: Jenni Calder
Page numbers: 31

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Author id: 232
Forenames: Tom
Surname: Hubbard
Gender: Male
Decade of birth: 1950
Educational attainment: University
Age left school: 18
Upbringing/religious beliefs: N/A
Occupation: Academic, librarian and writer
Place of birth: Kirkcaldy
Region of birth: Fife
Birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif
Country of birth: Scotland
Place of residence: Kirkcaldy
Region of residence: Fife
Residence CSD dialect area: Fif
Country of residence: Scotland
Father's occupation: Caterer
Father's place of birth: Dysart
Father's region of birth: Fife
Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif
Father's country of birth: Scotland
Mother's occupation: Caterer
Mother's place of birth: Dysart
Mother's region of birth: Fife
Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif
Mother's country of birth: Scotland

Languages:
Language: English
Speak: Yes
Read: Yes
Write: Yes
Understand: Yes
Circumstances: Everyday
Language: Italian
Speak: Yes
Read: Yes
Write: Yes
Understand: Yes
Circumstances: Work, holiday, fluency fluctuating
Language: Polish
Speak: No
Read: No
Write: No
Understand: No
Circumstances: Smattering. Work, holiday
Language: Scots
Speak: Yes
Read: Yes
Write: Yes
Understand: Yes
Circumstances: Everyday. Scots spoken in relaxed circumstances