Online guide to Scottish Poets

Kenneth Whiteb.1936

A Scottish poet with an international following, an original thinker who challenges the fixed categories of academia, and the originator of the concept of geopoetics, by any account Kenneth White is a significant cultural figure.

Brian Whittinghamb.1950

Brian Whittingham is a poet, playwright and lecturer, whose poems have often focused on the theme of work.

Christopher Whyteb.1952

Christopher Whyte has been an influential and controversial figure in Gaelic writing. His poetry together with his work as editor, translator and critic, have challenged assumptions about Gaelic poetry, while mapping out new territory for other poets to explore.

Hamish Whyteb.1947

Former librarian Hamish Whyte has been active in creating, publishing and gathering poetry in Scotland for many years.

Jayne Wilding

Jayne Wilding is a poet, a teacher of yoga and a facilitator of writing workshops, particularly in areas relating to health and wellbeing.

Colin Willb.1942

Colin Will is a poet with a background in science and libraries who has made a great contribution to Scotland's poetry institutions, publishing and festivals in the first part of the 21st century.

JL Williamsb.1977

Poet and performer JL Williams is particularly interested in expanding dialogues through poetry across languages, perspectives and cultures and in cross-form work, visual art, opera and theatre.

Christie Williamson

Christie Williamson is a Shetland-born poet and editor now living in Glasgow.

Kevin Williamson

Kevin Williamson is a poet, publisher, activist and founder and editor of Rebel Inc Magazine.

Fiona Wilson

Fiona Wilson grew up near Aberdeen and now lives in New York City.

Jim C. Wilsonb.1948

Edinburgh-born poet and creative writing tutor Jim C. Wilson has for many years run the Poetry in Practice workshops at Edinburgh University.

John Wilson1720 - 1789

John Wilson was born on the Corehouse estate in Lanarkshire. As a young man he worked as a schoolmaster locally, but by 1767, with a wife and children to support, he was obliged to take up a teaching position...