Aiblins

Aiblins is a selection of new Scottish political poetry. The poems in this collection reflect the tumultuous, rapidly evolving nature of contemporary Scottish politics. They also stand as a testament to the deep engagements poets are making with the political landscape today, not only by reflecting on current events through their work but also by issuing provocations which reframe and challenge conventional assumptions.

Katie Ailes

Katie Ailes is a poet and scholar based in Glasgow. In 2014–15 she completed an MRes in English at the University of Strathclyde on a US–UK Fulbright Award, focusing on poetry written for the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. In 2015 she co-organised the Poetic Politics conference at the National Library of Scotland. She is now pursuing her PHD at Strathclyde researching contemporary UK performance poetry. An active spoken word artist, Katie performs and organises with the Scottish collective Loud Poets. She is also a Clydebuilt poet (2015–16), co-editor of Quotidian literary magazine and co-pilot of the Scottish Poetry Library Ambassadors programme.

Sarah Paterson

Sarah Paterson Paterson is in her third and final year of a PhD in Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, thanks to the William Georgetti Scholarship. Originally from Dunedin, New Zealand, her poetry has appeared in New Zealand publications including Critic, Takahe and Deep South of which she was also the editor, and Scottish publications such as Quaich and Quotidian. In 2015 she was the co-organiser of the Poetic Politics conference.