Bard Fae thi Buildin Site

Mark Thomson's powerful debut collection celebrates all things Dundonian; its people, its mills, its schemes, but above all its dialect. Writing solely in his 'mither tongue', Thomson demonstrates the flexibilty of his native language in dealing with subjects from drug addiction to Scottish history to a man trying to chat up a woman. An intelligent discussion of working-clas life, Bard Fae Thi Buildin Site is passionate and funny, tackling serious social issues as openly as love for one's family.

At last - a strang young voice fae Dundee. MATTHEW FITT

Some of the quieter poems though on ordinary life in an ordinary housing estate have a truth in them that comes directly off the page. TOM LEONARD

A book that doesn't pull any punches... working class poetry at its finest. JACK McKEOWN, THE COURIER