Jocasta, a poem in alliterative verse by Edwin Morgan She had guessed long ago but gave up the thought / as too grubby, too godless. The green in his eye / had a family strangeness? That failed to stick ...

I'm adding a thread here to highlight the contents of the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained. First up: the poem "Jocasta" by Edwn Morgan, the first Scottish makar, or poet laureate.

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Well, this was a weird book; the things I read for entertainment. Other than being a bit too long winded at times, it was an engaging read. #sf&f #magicrealism #japanese #literature #oedipal (If you've read it, you know.)