Canny Bit Verse

Canny Bit Verse; by Robert Allen
Author Robert Allen
Country United Kingdom
Language English, much in Geordie dialect
Genre dialect poetry book
Publisher Robert Allen
Publication date
 1994
Media type Print
Pages 128
ISBN 978-0952464907

Canny Bit Verse is a book, written and published by poet Robert Allen from Northumberland, England, in 1994. It contained a variety of poems, which between them praise the valley of the North Tyne, talk about local village cricket, or tell of sad occurrences as in the "whee's deid" (obituary) column, and according to the sales details "and for those who don't know their cushat (wood pigeon) from their shavie (chaffinch), there's a glossary of dialect words".[1]

The poems were written at an earlier date and had been recorded by Allen on to three audio tapes, which he had produced; these are The Canniest Place on Eorth, Ridin' High and The Lang Pack.

The 128 page book is illustrated by local writer and artist Henry Brewis.

The Northumbrian Language Society, of which Allen was a founder member, is the sole supplier of this and other of his books and recordings.[2]

Contents

The contents cover many topics, mainly written in the Geordie dialect, often very broad.

Below is a list of a few of the contents of the book:

Poems

  • Bonnie North Tyne[3]
  • Canny Welcome (A)[3]
  • Cautionary Tale (A)[3]
  • Corbie Crow (The)[3]
  • Costly chimney cowl (The)[4]
  • End O’ Lambin Day[3]
  • Grittor (The)[3]
  • Lot Of It Aboot (A)[3]
  • Owld Farmor’s Advice (The)[3]
  • Owld Men’s Thowts[3]
  • Spuggies[3]
  • Whee’s Deed Collum (The)[3]

Prose

  • God’s Bairn A Northumbrian version of the Christmas story[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Canny Bit Verse - the book". Local Bookshelf.com: Northumberland. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Activities: Publications and other projects". Northumbrian Language Society. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Woolshed 1 – 19 Dec 2008".
  4. ↑ "Woolshed 1 – 14 Dec 2009".
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