With Biographical Notes: With a few notable exceptions - pioneers such as Rachel Ann Taylor, Marion Angus, Violet Jacob and Helen Cruickshank - the most celebrated Scottish poets of the early twentieth century were men. Yet, as this ambitious anthology illustrates, by the second half of the century it was entirely different story. Within these pages an extensive introduction sets the scene for the growth of women writers from Scotland throughout the whole of the twentieth century. This invaluable collection traces the work of over a hundred writers, some of whom have been unjustly forgotten, during one of the most eventful periods in Scottish literary history. With over 200 poems - from Naomi Mitchison, Carol Ann Duffy, Dilys Rose, Kathleen Jamie, Meg Bateman, Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead and many more - this anthology contains some of the best poetry to be written in our time.