Product Description

This is a new and powerful collection of poetry written by native Dundonian Gary Robertson in his own distinctive tongue - the Dundonian dialect. Robertson's comical style of poetry tackles every aspect of living and growing up in a Scottish town, from working the night shift to logging on to myspace. With humour he is able to explore the darker side of Dundee with poems that highlight gang violence and the abuse of drink and drugs in a way that enlightens without alienating. This colourful and honest verse comes unashamedly from the streets to offer a unique view of Dundee and its people from one of its own.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #308487 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Born in 1967, Gary Robertson has lived and worked in Dundee all of his life. A factory man and self-confessed fitness fanatic, he also finds time to play the bagpipes in between family life. His love of writing, in particular poetry, has led him to performing regular live spots locally.Together with another Dundonian poet, Mark Thomson, he formed Tribal Tongues, a street poetry partnership characterised by energetic live performances. His first book "SAS 11 Days in 'Paradise'" tells of his experience taking part and eventually winning BBC2's SAS reality TV series 'Are you tough enough?'