‘The poets Rab Wilson has gathered in this anthology represent an important and often neglected strand in contemporary Scottish poetry. Native Scots speaking poets whose chosen language is distinct from English and expressive beyond the capacities of that sister-language, they are committed to their country, place and the people who inhabit the world beside them.’ ALAN RIACH

Scotland has build great literature out of its richly textured language. Like the stones bound together in a wall, the poets linked here by location and shared language embody the beauty of their country and the passion 'pulsin through its heirt'. These Dumfries and Galloway poets, free in their own inimitable styles and approaches, are bound together by the unique culture of Scotland. Their poems help to raise the wall of culture in the modern world.

Chuckies fir the Cairn includes the work of Rab Wilson; Liz Niven; Doug Curran; David Douglas; John Burns; Josie Neill; Hugh Bryden; John Mason; Derek Ross; Betty Tindall; William Neill and Angus Macmillan.