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On the Flyleaf

Ken Cockburn's brilliant debut collection - a must for any poetry-lover

Stolen From Africa

Dynamic new poetry from Scotland's only African-Asian performance poet.

Pure Dundee

Street poetry from the author of the bestselling Gangs of Dundee

Bard Fae thi Buildin Site

A strong voice championing Dundonian poetry

Nort Atlantik Drift

This beautiful book combines photographs of Shetland with poems in Shetlandic and translations and commentary in English

Slate, Sea and Sky

Poetry of the earth, illuminated by Oscar Marzaroli's famous land and city-scape photographs.

100 Favourite Scottish Poems to Read Out Loud

100 old and new favourites to read out loud - a great gift.

Bodywork

Dilys Rose' new collection examines the human body in all its forms.

100 Favourite Scottish Football Poems

100 of the best Scottish Football Poems to capture the spirit of the nation's favourite pastime.

Ten Seasons

A wonderful collection of poetry, plants and photographs - a must for any gardener or poetry-lover.

Beyond the Sun

Edwin Morgan's beautiful tribute to Scotland's favourite paintings.

Brainheart

A celebration of Scottish inventors and achievers

The Love Songs of John Knox

Just when you thought it was safe to turn him into a car park, John Knox is back, and he's no happy...

100 Favourite Scottish Poems

Scotland's favourite poems, from Robert Burns to Edwin Morgan.

Stravaigin

Reprint of the classic Scots poetry collection.

Let Me Dance with Your Shadow

Beautiful and insightful poetry in Gaelic and English.

Love and Revolution

Poetry from the author of 'Soil and Soul'

Accent o the Mind

The joy, the pain, the fear, the anger and the shame - topical and contemporary, and mostly in vibrant Scots, this is Scottish poetry at its best.

Parallel Worlds

With poems in both Shetlandic and English, Parallel Worlds explores the two worlds circumscribed in thought and experience by the two languages and cultures of Christine's experience.

Jane

Jane deals with death, remembrance, love and motherhood in a procession of poignant and vivid moments.


Voyage of Intent

Poetry and essays from the Scottish Parliament's first writer-in-residence

Sun Behind the Castle

Angus Calder's new poetry, inspired by the land and people of Tollcross, Edinburgh

Into the Blue Wavelengths

'A poet who ponders rather than postures' - Philip Hobsbaum on Roderick Watson

Burning Whins

Liz Niven's fourth and latest published collection of poetry, in Scots and English

The Souls of the Dead Are Taking the Best Seats

50 Poets on War - a collection of poems from biblical times to the present day.

A Long Stride Shortens the Road

The poems in this collection chart the main staging posts in Scotland’s recent history.

The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam in Scots (Book/CD)

A modern Scots translation of the ancient Persian epic poem.
Available as a book and on Audio CD.

Drink the Green Fairy

Walking the streets of Glasgow, diping into people’s lives and delving into the world of the Impressionist painters.

Tartan and Turban

Magical poetry inspired by the author's love of Scotland and India.

Sex, Death & Football

Showing great individuality, energy and wit, Findlay creates 'elegies - with edge' in this accessible and uncompromising collection

Picking Brambles

The first pick from over 1,000 poems written by Des Dillon

Kate o Shanter's Tale (Book/CD)

Read and recited at Burns Suppers all over the world, Kate o Shanter’s Tale is a classic of modern Scots poetry.
Available as book and Audio CD

Immortal Memories

A Compilation of Toasts To the Immortal Memory of Robert Burns as delivered at Burns Suppers around the world together with other orations, verses and addresses 1801 - 2001

Bad Ass Raindrop

Read the eclectic, electrifying poetry of Kokumo Rocks in this collection containing over 30 of her most popular poems

Madame Fi Fi's Farewell

This is a book of poems to read and re-read, quietly to yourself or - as good poetry of any age deserves - out loud

The Luath Burns Companion

This collection is not another 'complete works' but a personal selection from 'The Man Who Played Robert Burns'

Men and Beasts

Photograph, poem and reportage - a unique take on Scotland today

Scots Poems to be Read Aloud

A personal collection of well-known and not-so-well-known Scots poems to read aloud

Poems to be Read Aloud

Great stuff for for reading aloud in good company, preferably after a dram or twa

Caledonian Cramboclink

A collection of the poet's extensively published work, plus thirty poems published in book form for the first time

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