In the Cairngorms by Nan Shepherd elegies the poet reminds us

the poet reminds us

Its poems celebrate the artistry of craftsmanship: how works relate to beauty

the simple and the complex

Michael Symmons Roberts

In the Cairngorms by Nan Shepherd elegies the poet reminds usFirst published in 1934, In The Cairngorms is Nan Shepherds only book of poems. Although she wrote three acclaimed novels, and a remarkable prose meditation on the Cairngorms entitled The Living Mountain, Shepherd considered her poetry to have been her finest work. These poems were all written over a very long period. Each is possessed of a fierce intensity; together, they offer glimpses into what she once called the burning heart of life. Shepherds