Rab Wilson
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Here We Go,Here We Go,Here We Go! Is a collection of mining poems by Rab Wilson, published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1984-1985 national UK Miners Strike. The poems chronicle the events and aftermath of the strike, through the eyes of a miner who was involved in it. Rab has witnessed the first-hand implications of the demise of Scotland's mining industry and is well-placed to record its history and importance.
Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 02 May 2024
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the 1984-1985 national UK Miners Strike – the largest industrial action by a UK union in the 20th Century – Here We Go,Here We Go,Here We Go! Is comprised of Rabs previous mining poems as well as new poems that relate to current social and economic problems in Scotland and the UK. Once he left school in 1977,Rab Wilson worked in the mining industry along the west coast of Scotland for eight years. On the 12th March 1984 Rab joined the Miners Strike,where he remained on strike until the 21st March 1985,after nearly a full year on strike. The poetry in this collection chronicles the events and aftermath of the Miners Strike,through the eyes of a miner who was very much involved in it,a momentous landmark of the working-class struggle. Rab has witnessed the first-hand implications of the demise of Scotlands mining industry. No other Scots poet today is better placed than Rab to record the history and importance of Scotlands mining industry and the challenging strike.
Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the 1984-1985 national UK Miners Strike – the largest industrial action by a UK union in the 20th Century – Here We Go,Here We Go,Here We Go!
Is comprised of Rabs previous mining poems as well as new poems that relate to current social and economic problems in Scotland and the UK.
Once he left school in 1977,Rab Wilson worked in the mining industry along the west coast of Scotland for eight years.
On the 12th March 1984 Rab joined the Miners Strike,where he remained on strike until the 21st March 1985,after nearly a full year on strike.
The poetry in this collection chronicles the events and aftermath of the Miners Strike,through the eyes of a miner who was very much involved in it,a momentous landmark of the working-class struggle.
Rab has witnessed the first-hand implications of the demise of Scotlands mining industry.
No other Scots poet today is better placed than Rab to record the history and importance of Scotlands mining industry and the challenging strike.
Weight: 198g
Dimension: 128 x 196 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804251348
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