Inverewe Garden

Added on 01 November 2019

I have had a fantastic time as poet in residence at Inverewe Garden during 2019, which culminated with a joint exhibition of work with five other women artists ('Wise Women of the Earth') with whom I've been lucky enough to collaborate over the summer. I am absolutely delighted to be ask...

New Poetry Collection

Added on 10 April 2019

My long-awaited poetry collection, Why the Sky is Far Away, is now out. The launch event was at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh on 6 April. I'm grateful to all who came along despite the sky being wet and not very far away at all! I will be doing a Highland launch care-of Highland Lit o...

Poet in Residence

Added on 10 April 2019

I am delighted to be one of a group of six artists in residence at Inverewe Gardens over the spring and summer 2019. I'll be writing poetry alongside a painter, a sculptor, a singer songwriter, a land artist and a textile artist. The other artists are Kathy Sutherland, Ann Coomber, Dorje Khandro...

Poet in Residence

Added on 10 March 2019

Poet in Residence I am delighted to be one of a group of six artists in residence at Inverewe Gardens over the spring and summer 2019. I'll be writing poetry alongside a painter, a sculptor, a singer songwriter, a land artist and a textile artist. The other artists are Ka...

The Amber Seeker launch events in March

Added on 13 February 2019

The Amber Seeker is the second in my Stone Stories trilogy of historical novels, and it is coming out soon! It is the sequel to The Walrus Mutterer, with a difference. The novel will be launched in Glasgow, at an event at the Aye Write! book festival on Sunday 17 March, at 4.45pm. There will then b...

Two new books on their way

Added on 13 February 2019

You wait for years and then two come along at once! Yes, I have two books coming out within about three weeks of each other later this spring. One is volume two of my historical novel series, and the other is a poetry collection. The Amber Seeker is the second in my Stone Stories trilogy of historic...