Poetry. WISH I WAS HERE represents the diversity of languages, dialects, and cultures in contemporary Scotland. Edited by Kevin MacNeil and Alec Finlay, it includes new, up-and-coming and established poets from, amongst others, Gaelic, Asian-Scots, African and Shetlandic backgrounds. WISH I WAS HERE also includes photographic portraits of the poets, and a CD.
Kevin MacNeil is an award-winning writer from the Outer Hebrides now living in Stirling. He is a novelist, poet, editor and screenwriter. His books include The Stornoway Way (Penguin, 2006), A Method Actor's Guide to Jekyll and Hyde (Polygon, 2011) and The Brilliant & Forever (Polygon, 2016).