The Lamplighter

One of Scotlands most celebrated living writers.Spectator

Kay’s strength as a poet has always been her clear, plain style, and its fearless spoken poignancyDaily Telegraph

Ambitious, defiant, angry and gripping . . . the bitter story of slavery through the experience of four womenGuardian

Jackie Kay’s work, formally expansive and inclusive, often an exploration of the hurt done by small-mindedness and its attendant exclusivity, is always about the opening up of our notions of identity . . . Kay has always been a watcher, a tracer of the “true” story.Ali Smith, author of How to Be Both