Glasgoscopy : writing around a city, its citizens and its health
Abstract
Vicki Husband (b.1970) is an Occupational Therapist who qualified in 1999 and has spent the majority of her career working in community rehabilitation. Husband is also a poet and her second collection of poetry, Glasgoscopy is centred on her role as a health professional in the North West health sector of Glasgow, where she has worked for over twenty years. In this article, Husband explores geographical themes of space, place, time, distance and scale in relation to Glasgoscopy, as well as reflecting on the creative process of writing the book: development of the book’s structure and themes and choice of poetic forms.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Artistic and Creative Research
Literature and Culture Studies
Poetry Analysis and Criticism
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Scottish Geographical Journal
- Volume
- 142
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 119–130
- Publication date
- 9 March 2026
- Language
- EN