The newest addition to the '100 Favourite Poems' series

Poems of passion. Poems of compassion. Poems of cherishing. Poems of yearning. Poems that celebrate and illuminate. Poems vibrant with the tenderness and heartbreak of love.

Embracing love reciprocated and love unrequited , this selection ranges from irrepressible optimism to longing and loss; from lovers' abandon to parental affection. There are poems for every lover and loved one to savour and share, and to touch the heart. But leaving plenty room for humour and a whiff of sour grapes.

Stewart Conn mines Scotland's rich seam of love poetry in its different tongues - from traditional ballads, Burns and Scott to MacCaig, MacLean, Morgan and the vitality of Liz Lochhead and Jackie Kay; from 'Barbara Allan', 'The Blythesome Bridal' and 'Lassie Lie Near Me' to 'Hot Chick', 'Yeah Yeah Yeah' and 'Out with my Loves on a Windy Day'.