Kathleen Jamie is, arguably, currently Scotland's most happening poet. Her verse explores the natural world, and the complexities and fragilities of human relationships, with her own distinctive voice and sensitivity. Sit back and enjoy this unique talent.

Born in Renfrewshire in the west of Scotland in 1962, Jamie's poetry collections include The Queen of Sheba (Bloodaxe, 1995) and Jizzen (Picador, 1999) both of which won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Award. Her selected poems, Mr and Mrs Scotland are Dead (Bloodaxe, 2002) was shortlisted for the International Griffin Poetry Prize. In 2002 she was awarded a Creative Scotland Award. As well as poetry she writes non-fiction, is a part-time lecturer in creative writing at St Andrews University and lives in Fife. In October 2004 she won the Forward Prize for Poetry for the collection The Tree House (Picador). The prize £10,000 is Britain's biggest poetry prize.

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