About this book:

‘A fat bee buzzing towards the honey jar

of my scarlet lips, but he’s on the skids

of his own disappointments, and this

is my poem now, I’m holding the pen

from Dream Poetry Reading

Magi Gibson is a leading voice in Scottish poetry. She draws inferences from the little things in life (shopping for stationery, admiring a stranger’s hat, drinking tea with a friend) that affect the big issues in all our lives – growing older, poverty and loss. Gibson’s fresh, evocative (and sometimes provocative) writing is both modern and timeless. I Like Your Hat pulses with deep love, honesty, razor-sharp wit and humanity.

Reviews

‘Stingingly beautiful and sharp. This hit me right where I live.’ – Jenny Lindsay

‘In this radiant new collection, Magi Gibson rips up the linoleum and lays bare the world. Profound, heartrending & at times hilarious, these are extraordinary poems from the heart of an extraordinary poet.’ – Ali Whitelock

‘A joy to read.’ – The National on Washing Hugh McDiarmid’s Socks