SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 735 Title : The Colourist Author(s): Tom Hubbard Copyright holder(s): Tom Hubbard NMS Enterprises Limited Text 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. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience General public: Audience size: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Word count: 74 Text medium Book: Text publication details 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 Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details 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