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Love Goes North

Julie McNeill author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Luath Press Ltd

Published:30th Aug '25

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Love Goes North cover

Going Home

Anster Sea Wall

The Slow Train

Love at Central Station

Refuge

Rail Replacement

Connection

Trying to find joy

All Eyes

Green

Mill Grown

Queen St Station piano

Glasgow my first love

Toil

The Street Preachers

Botox

Electric Light

Pressure

Bothergate

Love Goes North

Love Goes North


In Love Goes North, Julie McNeill presents a heartfelt collection of poetry that serves as a love letter to trains, travel and the myriad experiences that shape our lives. Through her evocative verses, McNeill charts her journey north to Glasgow and beyond, capturing the essence of each moment along the way. Each poem is imbued with a sense of longing and joy, inviting readers to reflect on their own journeys and the people who have touched their hearts.

Love Goes North is ideal for poetry enthusiasts, lovers of travel, and anyone captivated by the stories that unfold on the road. It will resonate with those seeking inspiration from the journeys they undertake and the relationships they nurture. This collection is a perfect addition to any bookshelf, offering a comforting reminder of the power of love and connection in our lives.

Reading her poetry is like passing time between train journeys in a pub by the sea you vaguely remember, where an old friend is reminding you of the pain and sheer exultation of being alive, and you never want the afternoon to stop. HUGH MCMILLAN

Attentive and full of care, here is a poetry where it’s not the devil that’s in the detail but an unfolding of life’s minute meanings, its light, its shadow. Tender and lyrical, these are poems that are truth-telling, whether that truth be achingly hard-won, or worn lightly and with joy. SAMUEL TONGUE

Quiet, clear and thoughtful: this is a poetry of perception and place. Julie McNeill's distinctive outlook opens new vistas on familiar spaces, from Scotland to the Mediterranean, and draws the reader in to spaces that are at once comforting, and disconcerting. This is intimate, and revealing, poetry -- to cherish and to provoke. DR VALENTINA BOLD

ISBN: 9781804252369

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128 pages