Kevin Williamson

Was that important to you?

Thank you for having the courage to write these poems for us so that we can help us understand and know what's happening.

Would you like to read one of the poems from The Face Before You?

Absolutely, I would be honoured to do so.

Thank you, Mo.

I hear you and I hope our listeners hear you too.

This book is out on Leamington Books, an Edinburgh-based publisher.

Just incidentally, how did you get in touch with Edinburgh Publishers?

This is the second Scottish publisher published.

That's great that Scottish publishers have stepped up.

Would you like to add one more?

Thank you, Mo.

Those are powerful words.

And thanks for sharing them with us.

And thanks for bearing testimony and sharing your journey through times that are so horrific that it's almost unimaginable for most of us listening to that.

Can I ask you before we finish up, Mum, do you have hope for the future for Palestine, for the Palestinians and for Gaza?

Thank you so much for chatting with me this afternoon in Scotland.

There's always a warm welcome for you here, Mo.

And your book, The Face Before You, is available from Leamington Books.

And the previous book, Salted Winds, is available from Drunken Muse.