21st of May 2020
Today's poem by Tom Leonard has been chosen by Head of Listening Service, Nicola James.
A Summer’s Day
Yir eyes ur
eh
a mean yir
pirrit this wey
ah a thingk yir
byewtifl like ehm
fact
fact a thingk yir
ach a luvyi that’s
thahts
jist thi wey it iz like
thahts ehm
aw ther iz ti say
Tom Leonard (1944 – 2018)
Comedian Janey Godley’s affectionate satirical dubbing of the First Minister’s COVID19 up-dates in Glaswegian have been met with warmth and approval by Nicola Sturgeon herself. ‘If you want to know what I’m really thinking, watch Janey Godley’ The Glaswegian poet, Tom Leonard, was a keen jazz fan and ‘A Summer’s Day’ probably puts better than most the vibrancy of what’s
left luminous and abiding in this strangely pared down time. A reluctant holder of title, he was none the less Professor of Creative Writing at Glasgow University alongside Alistair Gray and James Kelman.