Rab Wilson - Collier Laddie
This year's Book Week Scotland theme is Hope, and Glasgow Libraries are delighted to welcome Scottish author Rab Wilson to the Mitchell Library to discuss his book Collier Laddie.
About Rab Wilson - Collier Laddie
This Book Week Scotland (18th- 24th November) join Glasgow Libraries for our citywide packed programme of inspiring, interesting and entertaining bookish events for people of all ages.
This year’s Book Week Scotland theme is Hope, and so we are delighted to welcome Scottish author Rab Wilson to the Mitchell Library to discuss his book Collier Laddie which, forty years on from the 1984-1985 Miners’ Strike, provides a powerful ode to resilience, solidarity and the enduring legacy of those who fought for justice during a pivotal moment in industrial history.
Having toiled in Scotland’s mining industry for eight years, Rab provides an authentic voice that resonates with the struggles faced during the strike, vividly captured from his involvement between 12 March 1984 and 5 March 1985. His book serves as a testament to the working-class struggle, offering a unique perspective on the historical significance of Scotland’s mining industry, skilfully expressed by a poet intimately connected to it.
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