Clocking In Clocking Out

This is a collection of observational poems centred around all aspects of working life. We all define ourselves to some extent by our job, or lack of a job, and the author explores the many different ways in which this definition manifests itself. From hairdressers to hangmen, and boxers to builders, the universal experience of work is approached from every angle, so that each reader will find something different to relate to.

Brian Whittingham is a former shipyard worker and now works as a Freelance Creative Writing Lecturer in colleges, community centres and schools. He has taught in places as diverse as Edinburgh Castle, Barlinnie prison, Seattle University, and on Normandy beaches. He has previously published four poetry collections, including Drink the Green Fairy, written three plays and various short fiction. He is the co-editor of New Writing Scotland.