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An Dannsa  \npoems  \nby  \nRasfK   \nMaggie Rabatski  \nNae9se   \n1  \nPublished 2010by New Voices Pressimprint of the Federation of Writers (Scotland)  \n1/2 Sovereign Court301 Cumberland StreetGlasgow G50UB  \nwww.writersfederation.org.ukhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/federation-of-writers  \nISBN 978-1-906708-08-5  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced,stored in aretrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic,mechanical,photocopy,sound or digital recording)or translated into anylanguage,without prior written permission from the Federation of Writers(Scotland),except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.  \nThe rights of the author to the works in this book have been asserted by her inaccordance with section 77 of the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nCover photographs by Keith Johnston  \nOriginally from Harris in the Outer Hebrides,MaggieRabatski has been resident in Glasgow for many years.Shehas a daughter and two granddaughters.Her work has beenpublished in 'Northwords Now’,and she is one of the firstgeneration of poets to be published solo by New VoicesPress.  \nAcknowledgements:  \nGrateful thanks to Donny O'Rourke for his generosity as atutor and mentor.Thanks also to Janet,Danny and Neil Macfor their support and encouragement.  \nThe poems Bha Duil'm,An t-Slighe Chumhang,Dark(underthe title End of 2008),Slipping,Different Heights and I WentNorth were first published in the Summer 2009 edition of'Northwords Now'.  \nfor  \nLaura,Neil,Mirren and Lila  \nContents  \npage  \nAn t-Slighe Chumhang8Bha Dùil'mRoghadal10Two Old Sailors11Snapshots12Eels13Revelation14Different Heights15Tiff16Message17Anna Pavlova18Vettriano Woman19The Bathers20Afternoon21Haiku22Farewell23Summer Pudding24Smoke Signals25January Weekend26February 11th27Autumn From My Window28The Writing Class Comes To An End29Salt30Slipping32I Went North33Lichts34Dark35  \n9  \n# DOWN FROM THE DANCE\n\nAn Dèidh An Dannsa  \n# An 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