Mel Gibson's description of Scots as "warrior poets" shows something of the curious dichotomy of Scotland's attitude to poetry. Men will profess themselves too macho to bother about poetry and then go misty-eyed at Burns Suppers. But Robert Burns is by no means the only major figure in Scottish poetry - Sorley MacLean, Iain Crichton Smith, Norman MacCaig and Carol Ann Duffy are just a few of the names that show that Scotland remains a land of inspired poets.
Another Night Before Christmas
Carol Ann Duffy
A classic Christmas tale re-told for modern times by the Poet Laureate, with illustrations by Rob Ryan
Black Cat Bone
Child's Garden of Verses
Collected Verse
Alasdair Gray
Brings together poems from Alasdair Gray's published volumes along with new and previously unpublished verse.
Feminine Gospels
Getting Higher
Andrew Greig
A collection of the the acclaimed poet's work, including Men on Ice, Order of the Day, Western Swing, and his first poem, written in 1972.
Gift Songs
Hand in HandLove Poems
Carol Ann Duffy
A dazzling selection of love poems from the Poet Laureate Whether writing of longing or adultery, romance or seduction, Carol Ann Duffy captures the truth of what it means to love, to be in love, and to be loved in return.
Luath Burns Companion
John Cairney
An insight into Burns's world through a unique personal selection of the poet's best work.
Mean Time
Out of Fashion
Rapture
Selected Poems
Selling Manhattan
Standing Female Nude
The Asylum Dance
The Hoop
The Hunt in the Forest
The Light Trap
The North End of Eden
Christine De Luca
A poetry collection which centres around the wildness and beauty of Shetland.
The Other Country
The Poems of Norman MacCaig
Norman MacCaig
The complete poems of this most influential and loved of Scottish poets.
The World's Wife
This Life, This Life