Colin Galbraith is the Chief Editor and Publisher of The Ranfurly Review, and an Associate Editor at The Scruffy Dog Review, both of which are literary journals.
He has published short stories, poems, non-fiction articles and reviews in both print and online publications.
His novel, Hunting Jack, was serialised in 2004 by US-based publisher Keep It Coming, and his first chapbook, Fringe Fantastic: The Poet's Experience of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, was published in paperback in December 2005 to critical acclaim. Poolside Poetry was his second paperback, published in March 2007.
He has published three e-books of poetry; Brick by Brick in April 2005, Silly Poems for Wee People Vol.1 in March 2006, and Selektion in May 2007. Also in 2007, he edited his first anthology, Full Circle – An ARS Concordia Anthology.
He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and daughter.
His website can be found at: www.colingalbraith.co.uk
The Ranfurly Review is at:
www.ranfurly-review.co.uk
The Scruffy Dog Review is at: www.thescruffydogreview.com
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Print: $9.07 POOLSIDE POETRY was written during a two week family holiday in July and August 2006. In Cyprus. Obviously.
It contains a wide variety of poems, such as the ones about Helios, the God-like pool attendant, with striking Greek looks and very small...brain. There’s verse about the suffocating heat and shenanigans around the pool. There’s the visit to the Flea Market, and just across the sea the war that was raging between Israel and Lebenon is also refelcted upon.
Poolside Poetry attempts to to peel away the different layers of Cyprus's personality and bring it to life. It is a beautiful country with a lot going on, but above all else, the book describes the daily torment and struggle of what it is to be Scottish, pale, and living under a 100 degree sun.
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Print: $14.00 Download: $7.63 FRINGE FANTASTIC is the story of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as told through poetic verse.
Inside the shiny covers of this chapbook, you will find observations, sideways glances, thoughts, feelings and images from the Festival from the poet's point of view.
The pages in this book form a collection of metaphor-laden, imagery-heavy, sarcastic, humorous and irreverent poems. The stanzas provide a gateway and I invite you to peek through the railings into the mind of a Scotsman, who looks on as the Fringe Festival runs its course.
This book will help relive the magic of the Fringe festival. Prepare to be lightly dipped in the subtle nuances of Edinburgh through the art of poetry and photographic images by one of Scotland's fastest up-and-coming authors, Colin Galbraith.
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