Voice of Dundee Champions Local Culture
Mark Thomson is a poet, performer and creative writing teacher and has performed and worked across Scotland, working with community groups and statutory and voluntary organisations in places as diverse as football stadiums, classrooms and prisons.
He is the author of "Bard fae thi building site" published in 2007 by Luath Press Ltd.
Mark is a member of the Scottish Book Trust which provides assistance for performance or workshops in Scotland More information is available through the Live Literature Scotland scheme.
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It's the guys over in the schemes who are going to buy his poetry, Mark says. He used to sell cleaning brushes door to door and is going to take the same approach to selling his first book.
"Thi say that Dundee's no got any culture? We've nae vision an we dinna hae a dream? Well that's a load o shite. Dundee's a class act an em here now ti pit Dundee back on the map. Thirs plenty talent ah aboot, it's jist kennin whar ti look."
MARK THOMSON
"At last - a strang young voice fae Dundee."
MATTHEW FITT
"Poems though on ordinary life in an ordinary housing estate have a truth in them that comes directly off the page"
TOM LEONARD
Mark's first collection "Brad fae Thi Buildin Site" is now available from Luath Press
