Off Colour

Paperback original. 8vo. 64pp. Pictorial wraps as issued.

Inscribed by Author to title page.

Poetry Book Society Commendation. Author's third collection of poetry. Poems exploring bodily and mental illness and health expand to include the nation's historical "malaises": racial bigotry, gender discrimination and homophobia. Appointed Makar (poet laureate of Scotland) in 2016, Kay completed her term in 2021. "Brave and honest, full of pain and rage, but also a tenderness which is not sentimental, but deeply moving." –Elizabeth Bartlett, Poetry Review