John N. Maclean

Wayfaring Stranger

Arts & Literature

“In a youth-worshiping culture it’s rare to find anyone turning to the old to offer understanding, acknowledge wisdom, and celebrate what Tom Johnson-Medland calls the ‘Nomad soul’ within. His poetry doesn’t hide from what’s to come—the old, he says, are like crofters waiting for the Clearances. But as the body declines, he also says, the spirit can shine brightly.”