Gary Robertson

Gary Robertson is a Scottish poet, musician, and author from Dundee, self-styled as the "Dundee Street Poet".

Biography

A fitness fanatic, Robertson has previously climbed all 284 of the Munros. and on street poetry in the characteristic Dundonian dialect.

Robertson wrote the book Gangs Of Dundee, an historical account of the gang culture that developed in the post-war Dundee housing schemes of the 1960s onwards. He later presented a programme on BBC Radio Scotland on this subject.

Robertson's street poetry was used His first collection of poetry was printed in the book Pure Dundee. Along with Mark Thomson also from Dundee, Robertson is the other half of the Tribal Tongues poetry performing duo.

Robertson's other published works includes "Skeem Life", a look at life in Dundee housing schemes, and a biography of ex-Dundee United player Ralph Milne. He lives in the suburb of Fintry in Dundee.