Reading in Scots of an Ode by Hamish MacDonald to Commemorate the World Burns Federation's First Summer School, July 2003. Hamish is the first Robert Burns Writing Fellow for Dumfries & Galloway, and Joint Artistic Director of Dogstar Theatre Company. about Hamish MacDonald listen For a hifi version of this MP3, go here. Poems: Ode To Commemorate the World Burns Federation's First Summer School, July 2003 For the full text, click here.

Winner in Dumfries & Galloway Arts Association Monologue Competition 2005. Read by Matthew Zajac/Annie Grace and produced by Hamish MacDonald for DGAA. listen for a hi-fi version of this recording, click here.

Winner in Dumfries & Galloway Arts Association Monologue Competition 2005. Read by Matthew Zajac/Annie Grace and produced by Hamish MacDonald for DGAA. listen here Or for a hi-fi version of this recording, click here.

Winner in Dumfries & Galloway Arts Association Monologue Competition 2005. Read by Matthew Zajac/Annie Grace and produced by Hamish MacDonald for DGAA. listen (lo-fi) for a hi-fi version of this recording, click here.

Poetry reading in Scots and English by Derek Ross (Dumfries), Stranraer-born microbiologist at D&G Royal Infirmary. His poems and photography have also been exhibited in collaborations with Angus Macmillan, Canan's Solus (2003), Tidelines (2004), and Beyond the Wall (2005). about Derek Ross listen (3 MB) For a hifi version of this MP3, go here. Poems: Waterloo Tower, New Abbey Origins G8 Red Kites at Bellymack Looking Out

Reading in Gaelic and English by Angus Macmillan (Dumfries). Born in Lewis, he has worked in Dumfries as a psychologist for over twenty-five years. His collection, Life Lines, is published by Markings Press, and he has produced three exhibitions of poetry and photography with Derek Ross. about Angus Macmillan listen (3 MB) For a hifi version of this MP3, go here. Poems: Uisge beatha/Whisky Dannsa 'san t-seomar-feitheamh/Dancing in the waiting room Tha e sileadh an Leodhas/It is Raining in Lewis fear-labhairt deireannach/the last speaker Life lines The tree and the wall Ash vallum, balla, wall Drystane dyker broch crannog last breath

Hugh McMillan (Penpont) teaches history at Dumfries Academy. He is a past winner of the Scottish Open Poetry Competition and several Arts Council bursaries. His four poetry collections include Aphrodite's Anorak (Peterloo, 1996) and After A Storm (Smith/Doorstep, 2005). about Hugh McMillan listen (3MB) For a hifi version of this MP3, go here. Poems: Surprise Attacks Old Photograph Poetry Wandered May Revision Marked The World Book of the McMillans

Poet, translator and performer Rab Wilson (Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire), reads from his latest collection in Scots and English. Works include his Scots translation of The Ruba’iyat of Omar Khayyam and parliamentary poems commissioned for MSP Cathie Jamieson. about Rab Wilson listen (2MB) For a hifi version of this MP3, go here. Poems:BigginThe Last Sea-EagleDumfounert Wi WunnerAccent O The Mind

Reading poet and ecologist Jackie Galley (Caerlaverock). Her work has appeared in anthologies and as the Herald's Poem of the Day. Past winner of the Kirkpatrick Dobie Prize. listen (2 MB) about Jackie Galley For a hifi version of this MP3, go here. Poems: Solway Sunset Bearings Alzheimer's The Stonemason's Touch Granite Remains A Piece of the Cuillins

Reading by poet and playwright Tom Pow (Dumfries), who heads the Creative and Cultural Studies department at Glasgow University's Crichton Campus. Recently shortlisted for a Creative Scotland Award, his collections include Landscapes and Legacies and Red Letter Day. about Tom Pow listen (3 MB) For a hifi version of this MP3, go herePoems: The Football Crabs: Tiree Island Love The Buoy-Tree Spanish Shaving