Publish Date: 28/05/01
Category: Poetry
Paperback (224 pp)
Format: 144x108 mm
ISBN: 1 84195 110 2
The Book
Be Wise Be Otherwise is a book of delightful and inspiring ideas, thoughts and suggestions that may enhance (or subvert) your appreciation of art, contemporary culture, and yourself. This small gift of a book which is as humorous as it is profound, is filled with one- or two-liners which read, in unison, like a long, enriching and delightful poem.
“Should all quaintness be forgot?”
“Let all flattery fall flat.”
“Send a letter of thanks (or commiseration) to someone who has influenced you.”
“Indulge in diversions. Throw away the road map.”
“Consider the reason most Western men in the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s wore hats.”
The Quotes
“Multi-voiced, entertaining, thought-provoking, readable, different.” The List
"The richness of this book lies in MacNeil’s ability to bring together a variety of cultural traditions and allow them to enlighten each other. . . the range of command, from prose to haiku, is beautifully managed, and the best poems, like ‘Elegy’, ramify and gather like a Hebridean sunset.” English Studies
“Kevin MacNeil knows how to entertain, as well as stimulate the reader.” The Scotsman
“. . . this is challenging, appealing poetry by a new-generation Gael who sees the satellite as well as the moon reflected in the loch.” The Herald (on Love and Zen in the Outer Hebrides)
Love and Zen in the Outer Hebrides
A Little Borderless Village/Baile Beag Gun Chrìochan
