Scottish Writers" Podcast

Reading in Gaelic and English by Angus Macmillan (Dumfries). Born in Lewis, he has worked in Dumfries as a psychologist for over twenty-five years. His collection, Life Lines, is published by Markings Press, and he has produced three exhibitions of poetry and photography with Derek Ross.about Angus Macmillan listen (3 MB)For a hifi version of this MP3, go here.Poems:Uisge beatha/WhiskyDannsa 'san t-seomar-feitheamh/Dancing in the waiting roomTha e sileadh an Leodhas/It is Raining in

Poetry for children in Scots from Itchy Coo Press by Hamish MacDonald, Robert Burns Writing Fellow for Dumfries & Galloway. He is Joint Artistic Director of Dogstar Theatre Company, and his novel The Gravy Star is published by 11:9.about Hamish MacDonaldlisten For a hifi version of this MP3, go here.Poems:From King o the Midden (Itchy Coo Press)CreationClatty Wattie's EmporiumTwo EpitaphsNae Fizz Izzy

Douglas Lipton is a poet and teacher based in Dumfries. His works include The Stone Sleeping Bag (Mariscat Press), Hale-Bopp Poems, Fairy Tales, The Outside World (all from Markings Press). about Douglas LiptonlistenFor a hifi version of this MP3, go here.Poems:The Yellow JerseyLullabyThree FingersKiller BeesLuna De MielSexton BeetleOak Apple'A Good Sink': an anecdoteLe Cirque Albaron

Reading by musician and poet Vivien Jones (Powfoot). She is a recipient of a Scottish Arts Council writers’ bursary, and her fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio.listenabout Vivien JonesFor a hifi version of this MP3, go here.Poems:Churching Hat. 1894. Parton.Log Pattern Quilt c. 1900.Animal Traps: VariousMuseum: Empty CaseMy History of CurryOctopus in GallowayFry Up

Reading poet and ecologist Jackie Galley (Caerlaverock). Her work has appeared in anthologies and as the Herald's Poem of the Day. Past winner of the Kirkpatrick Dobie Prize.listen (2 MB)about Jackie GalleyFor a hifi version of this MP3, go here.Poems:Solway SunsetBearingsAlzheimer'sThe Stonemason's TouchGranite RemainsA Piece of the Cuillins