Brian Johnstone (1950-2021), was one of the founders of Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, StAnza and directed the festival over its first decade. He also founded Shore Poets in Edinburgh. Brian’s work was published around the world, and included four full collections of poetry, four pamphlets, and other works.
Steve Smart is a poet, photographer and filmmaker based in Angus, Scotland. Steve’s poetry has been published in several journals, and his poetry films have screened at festivals in Mexico, the USA, Germany and Ireland as well as in the UK. (more at artsci.co.uk/sds)