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    Living Leith
    Living Leith
    Living Leith
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    Living Leith

    By Chas Stramash

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    A collection of observational, satirical, and humorous poems about the people and the place that is Leith, Edinburgh in Scotland.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChas Stramash
    Release dateAug 21, 2017
    ISBN9781326132576
    Living Leith
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    Chas Stramash

    Chas Stramash is a poet.He has been a poet since 2000. Not because of it, merely a coincidence.He started off writing poetry about lava lamps, cows, grass and such like. He now writes poems about places, people, events, observations, countries, politics, culture, coffee... in fact, anything is pretty much within scope these days.His poems are influenced by John Cooper Clarke, Spike Milligan, Luke Wright, Salena Godden, Byron Vincent, and Rick Lupert.Much of his poetry is observational, often humorous, and very often satirical. His work has occasionally been compared with Spike Milligan’s, but he would never entertain the notion himself.He has written one book of poetry for kids, which he takes with him as he travels around the country and reads to the wee people of Scotland, giving out free bookmarks and stickers as he goes.He has published two books of poetry for adults. He has yet to read these publicly but is aching to do so.His books are published by Smashing Press, based in Leith.Chas enjoys walking around Edinburgh, stopping for coffee, eating cheese late at night, drinking in Scotland, Spain and Greece, reading, rabbit taming, tropical fish keeping, good curry houses and music.Chas Stramash is an accomplished fake faller.

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      Living Leith - Chas Stramash

      INTRODUCTION

      I suppose I've been threatening to write another book about the east coast of Scotland for some years now.

      Ever since I wrote Fringe Fantastic in 2005, I’ve wanted to explore the place a little further, and outwith the umbrella of festival season. And so while Fringe Fantastic looked mostly at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this book attempts to pull back the layers and see what lies underneath a place I’ve never quite come to terms living in: Leith.

      I've lived in Leith for around 15 years, and as I started to write I realised there's more to the place than meets the eye. Leith's not just about The Walk, the Banana Flats, Ocean Terminal and the Royal Yacht Britannia. It's about the people, the vibe, the daily stories, the history, the sparkles, and the all of the shit that comes into startling focus when you look closer.

      So here it is, a book written around some of my experiences and

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