‘The rhythmic quality of it is quite astonishing. In talking about the inspiration of the work and so on we mustn’t forget the sheer brilliance of the use of words.’ – Prospect, BBC Radio Scotland
‘The social satires in Liz Lochhead’s new collection are among the wittiest and most original pieces she has written.’ – The Herald
‘This is the work of a highly intelligent, sensitive, perceptive, and humorous young woman . . . Behind the brilliant display of fireworks, and the wry laughter, and the lyricism, there is a deal of pain.’ – George Mackay Brown
InTrue Confessions & New Clichés, Liz Lochhead has brought together a selection of the best of her raps, songs, sketches and monologues from her plays and revues. She pokes fun at the seriousness with which we deal with everyday events in touching and hilarious ways. For a poet who believes so much in poetry belonging to the voice, these works hold a special place and they have become firm favourites with the many fans who attend her public readings.
Liz Lochhead is regarded as one of Scotland’s most popular poets and dramatists, born in Motherwell in Lanarkshire on 26 December 1947. Her poetry is characterised by a self-conscious effort to mimic the idioms of speech, adopting a range of spoken styles that include the lyrical use of cliché, rap, colloquialism and even advertising language in an effort to raise the profile of the marginalised voices of both Scots and women. Her most famous poetry collections include Dreaming Frankenstein and Collected Poems (1984), True Confessions and New Clichés (1985), and Bagpipe Muzak (1991). Her latest work, The Colour of Black and White: Poems 1984-2003 was published by Polygon in 2003.
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