Tree standing small

Sep 21, 2026

A poetry collection by Helen Allison, first published in 2018, featuring a curated sequence of poems. The front matter provides author and publication details, including rights and printing credits, and an acknowledgements section listing individuals, writing groups, and competitions. The book’s contents enumerate numerous poem titles, reflecting diverse images and places, and establish this volume as Allison’s first published collection of poetry.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages62

Reading Time1 h 35 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Poem list

# Tree standing small Helen Allison 豆 Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/treestandingsmal0000alli Tree standing smallHelen Allison lus(w 14 Tree standing small was first published in 2018by Clochoderick Press.First Edition.www.clochoderickpress.co.uk Twitter @h_allison_poet All rights reserved.No reproduction,copy,or transmission of thispublication may be made without prior written permission. Copyright Helen Allison 2018Cover Photo by Malcolm HutcheonAuthor Photo by Ian Macrae Photography Clochoderick Press27 Newton Street,Paisley,Renfrewshire,Scotland,PA12RN A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.ISBN:978-1-912345-03-8 Typeset by R.K.Wallace in Dante Printed and bound by:Imprint AcademicSeychelles Farm,Upton Pyne,Exeter,Devon EX55HY Funded by: Photo by Ian Macrae About Helen Allison 14 Helen lives in her native town of Forres,in thenorth of Scotland.She has previously studiedEnglish Language and Literature at Glasgow Uni-versity.Her work has featured in a variety of re-spectedjournals all over the country,with somefinishing in prominent positions in various literat-ure competitions.Tree standing small is her firstpublished collection of poetry. Acknowledgements &Thanks With deepest thanks tomy sister Margaret,Aileen George,Susan Conti,Julie Lawson,Julie Adam,Kate Ashton,MairiSutherland,and Jo Mulkerrin. A special thank you to all the members of forWORDS,TheForres Writing Group(past and present)and John Glenday. Previously publishing as Helen Addy,some of these poems,or earlier versions of them,have appeared in the followingpublications and anthologies:-Gutter,Northwords Now,Hap-penstance’s Blame Montezuma,Indigo Dreams'Heart Shoots,The Waterhouse Review,The Poet's Republic,Far Off PlacesSouthlight,and From Glasgow to Saturn. A Highlander at Glasgow Uni won 2nd Prize in the 2012 High-land Literary Salon poetry competition judged by John Gl-enday. 20 Primrose Street,1972 was shortlisted in the GlasgowWomen's Library/Dragon's PEN 'Moving'writing com-petition in 2012. Myiasis was Runner-Up in the 2013 BBC Proms Poetrycompetition judged by Don Paterson and lIan McMillan. Dust to Dust was Commended in the William Soutar Writ-ing Prize,2013. The Bereaved One was Runner-Up in the National Galleriesof Scotland Writing Competition,Adult Poetry,2014. Missing Space was Highly Commended in The Baker Prize,English Poetry,2014. Twitter @h_allison_poet The Gooseberry Tree1Quercus2Indecent Proposal3The Snake4Aokigahara5Fragments620 Primrose Street,19727Cathay8Rita Black9Skelf10The Bereaved One11The Ring12Doorstep13The Black Hole14On not Looking at Van Gogh'sAlmond Blossom in Red15Ardeonaig16Myiasis171016On the Road to Moniack Mhor18The Rainbow19Reader's Digest Trees and Shrubs of Britain20Woodend Hospital,MRI21The Old Pieces22Great Granny was a Go-er23The Heart of the Poem24My Father's Forty Year Calendar25The Wrong Side of the Fence265 Castle Street27The Beeches28The Viewing29Sugar Sisters30 The Cicada31Summer's Last Glass of Wine32Dust to Dust33Scourie34Isle of Man,July 195535When I die, Don't Make Me Into an Egg-Timer36Missing Space37The Namesake38Visitation39A Highlander at Glasgow Uni40Trimming the Leaves41A Father's Cure for Nightmares42Strichen43Washing My Hair in my Parents'Bathroom44Having Tea,195645The Grandfather46The Last Tree in Scotland 47The Mole48Doppelgänger49Last Light50 Fmauph,Hanahan Ha1=ldmhandfmhen 14

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Tree standing small was first published in 2018.

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The book includes front matter with author background, acknowledgements, publication and copyright information, followed by a numbered list of poem titles in its contents.

Sep 21, 2026

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