Rhoda Bulter Shetland author, is one of the best-known Shetland poets of recent times. Her first poem was published in The New Shetlander

The New Shetlander

The New Shetlander is Scotland's longest running literary magazine, founded in 1947, and edited originally by Peter Jamieson. Priced at £1.90, it has had a central role in Shetland's Literature since it was founded. For the greater part of its existence thus far, 1956 till 1988, the NS benefited...

 in 1970, following which she became a prolific writer in the Shetland dialect. She was a frequent contributor to Radio Shetland, both reading her work and as one of the double act "Tamar and Beenie' with Mary Blance.

Though she was primarily known as a poet, she had come to be a local celebrity through her regular contribution to Radio Shetland, her journalism and personal appearances. For various reasons, her literary legacy is as yet uncollected. Besides the four slim volumes of verse published in her lifetime - Shaela, A Nev Foo a Coarn (subsequently combined as Doobled-Up), Linkstanes and Snyivveries - she also wrote a regular monthly column for Shetland Life magazine, the fictional Beenie’s Diary.

CD - Bide a start wi' Me

This 22 track CD, a re-release of her 1976 LP was issued through BleatBeat Records on 9 December 2006 and featured recordings of Rhoda reading the following selection of her poetry:

• Bide a start wi' Me
• Fladdabister
• Gjaan for da airrents
• Mairch
• Neeborly Feelin
• Bül My Sheep
• Sea Pinks
• Wadder
• Rüts
• Da Exile
• Yule
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• Delight
• Da Bargain Book
• A Coorse Day
• Da Keepsake
• Da Tale O' Da Gluff
• Aald Daa
• Da Trooker
• Why
• Hame Again
• Da Boags' Spree
• It

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