Body parts

by Brian McCabe

A collection of poems from Brian McCabe, merging the personal and political and sometimes drawing on the Scottish vernacular, as in The Ratcatcher of Gore. The collection is divided into four parts, each with a theme.

81 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Brian McCabe is a Scottish writer, tutor and editor, best known for his fine short stories and quirky poetry. Born in 1951, McCabe grew up near Edinburgh in a mining community. He studied Literature and Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, where he encountered other young writers such as Ron Butlin and Andrew Greig and was influenced by older Edinburgh poets such as Norman MacCaig and Robert Garioch. Along with Greig, Butlin and Liz Lochhead, McCabe was one of 'The Lost Poets', a rough collective which organised readings and other events in central Scotland in the early 1970s.